Singapore City vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$990
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$271
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	5.87M	5.94M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 354% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 109th and 7068th ($3201 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Singapore and India, respectively. Check Singapore vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 7th and 6284th 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	$8.79	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$922

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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

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333