India vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$3098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$7055
🏠 One person rent
$167
$2099
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$3777
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$4275
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$90674
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
7.73
❤️ Life expectancy
72
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
84
🌐 English speaking %
18.9%
74.2%
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
1.45B
6.04M

The average cost of living in India ($409) is 87% less expensive than in Singapore ($3098). India ranked 193rd vs 4th for Singapore in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in India compared to 1.4 months in Singapore. Ranked 120th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Singapore

We calculate prices for India and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$2573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$1819
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$5215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$3448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.48
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$23778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$7316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.4
$94.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$29.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.47
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.1
$1436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2142
$26998

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Cities Comparison in India vs Singapore

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3105
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2823
152K