Indianapolis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	89
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	888K	5.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 26% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1089th and 109th ($2382 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 186th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Singapore City

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	Indianapolis	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$29519

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653