Cape Town vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$484	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	89
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	434K	5.87M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6078th and 133rd ($881 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Singapore, respectively. Check South Africa vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5406th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Singapore City

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	Cape Town	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$26424

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544