Singapore City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	89	62
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.27M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 244% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 133rd and 6110th ($3007 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Singapore and South Africa, respectively. Check Singapore vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 4th and 6750th 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	$9.57	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$2867

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952