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Kempton Park vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 46.7% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 48.0% less in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 43.4% less in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 84.8% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% less in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Kempton Park

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Kempton Park.

Kempton Park vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kempton Park instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.99	$8.60 ZAR145.19	-7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.99	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$1.06 ZAR17.92	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.84 ZAR14.10	-27.8%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 48.0% less for groceries

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.06 ZAR17.83	-55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.48	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.90	$4.73 ZAR79.91	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$2.37 ZAR40.03	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.53	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.80 ZAR13.47	-32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.66 ZAR11.11	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.70 ZAR11.87	-27.9%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.68	$4.97 ZAR83.93	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.90	$57.36 ZAR967.96	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD179,849.95	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-83.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.59	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+15.4%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 43.4% less for housing

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.36	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,027.20	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,941.99	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.22	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	-16.4%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 84.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,619.98	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,581.69	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-86.9%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.99	$2.29 ZAR38.72	-70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.04	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.49	$3.01 ZAR50.82	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.37	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.99	$7.74 ZAR130.67	-33.2%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Singapore	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.74	$50.27 ZAR848.32	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.01	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.04	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.06	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-34.3%
Average			-28.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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