Singapore City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	5.87M	431K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 255% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 129th and 6224th ($3059 vs $862) 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 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 11th and 6198th 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	$9.85	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$4344

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785