Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.7 times more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
$10.16
SGD13.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
$7.52
SGD9.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
$1.12
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
$2.11
SGD2.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
$8.41
SGD11.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
$10.38
SGD13.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
$3.30
SGD4.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
$4.50
SGD5.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
$1.36
SGD1.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
$1.27
SGD1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$1.02
SGD1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
$1.04
SGD1.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
$8.18
SGD10.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
$90.29
SGD119.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
$135,434.68
SGD179,532.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
$9.48
SGD12.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
$36.16
SGD47.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,638.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,636.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
$121.43
SGD160.97
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,577.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,282.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
$6.73
SGD8.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
$4.71
SGD6.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
$12.64
SGD16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
$105.20
SGD139.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
$11.29
SGD14.96
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
$66.32
SGD87.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
$44.36
SGD58.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
$96.71
SGD128.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
$111.62
SGD147.97
|
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