Cape Town vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$603
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$4523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
89
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
3.78M
5.87M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4849th and 81st ($1120 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5407th and 8th 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
$7.8
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$28407

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637