Cape Town vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$681
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$4609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
89
😀 Quality of life
55
98
🏙️ Population
3.78M
5.87M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4637th and 109th ($1231 vs $3201) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6312th and 7th 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
$11.5
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$29519

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653