Living Expenses

Estimated Expenditure Chart
for International Students?

Estimated Yearly Expenditure Chart

Items/Category Single (Student) Couple (Spouse) Family with 1 child Family with 2 children
TUITION AND PROFESSIONAL FEE:
Tuition Fee (average 32 credit hours/year)
@ $270/credit (SOC)
@ $170/credit (SOTC / SOC / SCM)
@ $210/credit (AS)
S$6,000–$9,500
Professional fees
(not applicable to SOTC & SOTE)
$900–$3,100
EduTech fee (S$85 per semester) S$186
Estimated Yearly Tuition fee for one person $6,200–$13,000
LIVING EXPENSES:
Dorm Fee Single Unit @ $320/mth or
Couple Unit @ $640/mth
Family off-campus rental average
$1500-$3000/mth
S$3,840 S$7,680 S$18,000–S$36,000
(off-campus)
Food
School term on-campus food fee @ $820/semester
S$1,640 - - -
Eating out meals during vacation & weekends (average $20/day) S$4,000 - - -
Home cooked meals ($600 - $1300/month) - S$8,000 S$12,000 S$15,000
Medical Health Insurance (yearly renewal) S$200 S$500 S$700 S$700
Medical Visit (average $80/visit) S$160 S$320 S$480 S$640
Student Pass/Dependent Pass ($105-$135/renewal) S$270 S$405 S$675 S$945
Transport (average $100/mth) S$1200 S$2,400 S$2,700 S$3,000
Book/Stationery S$600
Class Fund Contribution (average $15/mth) S$150
Miscellaneous (toiletries & handphone etc, average $100/mth) S$1200 S$1800 S$2000 S$2200
Estimated Living expenses for 1 year $14,000.00 $22,000.00 $37,000–$59,000
Total Estimated Expenditure for 1 year $20,200–$27,000 $28,200–$35,000 $43,200–$72,000

Note: All fees are subject to prevailing government taxes (GST) and revision

One-Time Payment:

Items Amount
Matriculation Fee S$109
Graduation Fee S$273
SBC Logos Fee (Bible Software) S$1,380.00

CHILDREN EDUCATION:

Stages Estimated Amount
Kindergarten Fee (age 3-6) S$400–S$800 per month
Primary School Fee (age 7 -12) S$570–S$1000 per month

LIVING EXPENSES (For AS partial residency students):

Itemized Expenses Amount Per Semester
Accommodation (2 weeks) $300 - $1200
Food & Transport (@ $20-25 per day) $280 - $350
Transport & Flight
(depending on which country)
$500 - $1,200
Total expenses during residency period in Singapore $1,080 - $2,750

Note:

  • All fees are subject to change.
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) is at prevailing rate.
  • SBC Logos Fee is chargeable for relevant programmes only.