Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.2 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Singapore instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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