Singapore City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$1631
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	97	48
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.27M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 195% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 154th and 5251st ($3119 vs $1057) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5th and 6890th 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	$9.23	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$4370

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$958
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1089
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$765
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$892
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$967
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$792
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1049
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$910
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$875
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$899
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$826
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$901
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$697
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$731
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$694
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$662
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$652
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$912
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$681
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$511
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$630
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$927
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$551
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$916
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$966
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$948
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$633
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$950