Indianapolis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	89
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	888K	5.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 24% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1140th and 154th ($2374 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 289th and 5th 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	$21.1	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$31369

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663