Mumbai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mumbai	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$392	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1047	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$910	$4523
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	89
😀 Quality of life	64	97
🏙️ Population	15.4M	5.87M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6838th and 81st ($716 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Singapore, respectively. Check India vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4476th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Singapore City

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	Mumbai	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1611	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.63	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3505	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.39	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2724	$28407

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$484
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$396
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$288
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$519
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$284
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$785
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$394
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$406
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$332
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$310
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$294
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$348
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$491
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$409
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$402
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$488
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$399
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$391
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$344
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$357
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$335
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$304
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$402
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$379
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$327
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$364
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$283

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