Chennai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$159	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	89
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	6.6M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 86% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8907th and 81st ($433 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Singapore, respectively. Check India vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4094th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Singapore City

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	Chennai	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$28407

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637