Singapore City vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	97	48
🏙️ Population	5.87M	5.94M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 297% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 129th and 6559th ($3059 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and India, respectively. Check Singapore vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 11th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Surat

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	Singapore City	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$1261

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340