Singapore City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	28
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	5.87M	431K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 273% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 133rd and 6362nd ($3007 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Namibia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Windhoek

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	Singapore City	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$3671

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741