Singapore City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$1672
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.27M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 225% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 109th and 5704th ($3201 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Singapore and South Africa, respectively. Check Singapore vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7th and 7050th 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	$8.79	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$3811

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915