Johannesburg vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	58	97
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5069th and 81st ($1079 vs $3168) 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5446th and 8th 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	$9.91	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$28407

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Singapore City

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