Singapore City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$700
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	5.87M	431K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 225% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 109th and 5698th ($3201 vs $985) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7th and 6153rd 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	$8.79	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.07
🥤 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	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826