Part-time maid or a live-in helper: the 24-month cost
Compare a legal weekly part-time maid in Singapore, from S$240 to S$832 a month depending on hours, with a live-in FDW whose all-in month includes salary, the S$60 or S$300 levy, food, medical, insurance and an agency fee of S$1,590 to S$2,480. The page also prices a transfer-maid hybrid with a six-week cleaning bridge. The result opens WhatsApp with the same lines.
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Flat, hours, levy and nationality
Option A is the weekly part-time maid: no agency fee, no levy, no food allowance and the flat stays private. Option B is the live-in FDW with the agency fee spread over 24 months. Option C is a transfer placement plus the interim bridge while you wait. Nothing is emailed. The result stays on the page and copies into WhatsApp.
| Option | What is inside the month | 2026 planning band |
|---|---|---|
| A. Weekly part-time maid | 3 to 8 hours a week, no levy and no bond | S$240 to S$832 a month |
| B. Live-in FDW | Salary, levy, S$220 food, medical, ticket and agency fee over 24 months | S$969 to S$1,602 a month all-in |
| C. Transfer hybrid | S$1,080 to S$1,688 placement, then a 6-week bridge at S$176 to S$208 a week | Bridge S$1,056 to S$1,248, then the helper’s monthly cost |
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, carries the permit-exempt cleaning, housekeeping and handyman touch-up. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H, HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors) carries any scope that needs an HDB renovation permit, and that permit scope is priced separately from the bands on this page. A cleaner who cannot extract a mattress, descale a shower screen or patch a handover hole stops at the mop. HomeySG puts the legal part-time maid and the handyman touch-up on one official ACRA invoice. A freelance FDW hired by the hour is an Employment of Foreign Manpower Act offence, with fines up to S$20,000 to S$30,000.
The three options, in one picture
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the live-in total include the agency fee?
Yes. The monthly all-in figure spreads a fresh placement of S$1,590 to S$2,480 across 24 months and adds levy, S$220 for food and utilities, 6ME medical, insurance and a home-leave ticket.
What is the hybrid?
A transfer placement of S$1,080 to S$1,688, a six-week part-time bridge of S$1,056 to S$1,248, then the helper’s monthly running cost after she arrives. WhatsApp the summary to book either path.