Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 51.7% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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