Johannesburg vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$403	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 70% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5921st and 133rd ($908 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5184th and 4th 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	$7.41	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$26424

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

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