Indianapolis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	888K	5.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 31% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1397th and 81st ($2187 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 159th and 8th 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	$25.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$28407

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

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