Johannesburg vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$485	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	89
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5031st and 109th ($1082 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5648th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Singapore City

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	Johannesburg	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$29519

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Singapore City

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