Singapore City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	97	38
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.27M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 232% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 129th and 5917th ($3059 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Singapore and South Africa, respectively. Check Singapore vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 11th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Soweto

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	Singapore City	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$3805

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003