Cost of living comparison
India is 75.8% cheaper than Singapore overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.9% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 73.8% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 72.8% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 86.3% less in India
- Childcare
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pay 94.8% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 73.3% less in India
- Clothing
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pay 58.9% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
SGD13.75
|
SGD3.25
₹210.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
SGD10.18
|
SGD5.28
₹342.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
SGD2.06
|
SGD0.54
₹34.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
SGD1.52
|
SGD0.22
₹14.59
|
|
pay 73.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
SGD2.85
|
SGD0.62
₹40.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
SGD11.39
|
SGD3.44
₹222.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
SGD14.05
|
SGD3.46
₹224.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
SGD4.47
|
SGD1.27
₹82.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
SGD6.09
|
SGD1.85
₹119.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
SGD2.44
|
SGD1.20
₹77.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
SGD1.84
|
SGD0.44
₹28.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
SGD2.43
|
SGD0.64
₹41.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
SGD1.71
|
SGD0.33
₹21.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
SGD1.38
|
SGD0.22
₹14.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
SGD1.40
|
SGD0.25
₹16.47
|
|
pay 72.8% less for transportation
Singapore
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
SGD11.08
|
SGD6.25
₹405.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
SGD122.19
|
SGD13.70
₹888.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
SGD183,283.75
|
SGD18,304.15
₹1,187,399.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
SGD12.83
|
SGD3.98
₹257.99
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
SGD48.93
|
SGD9.99
₹648.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
SGD3,714.96
|
SGD186.83
₹12,119.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
SGD2,691.41
|
SGD122.25
₹7,930.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
SGD164.34
|
SGD40.56
₹2,630.94
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
SGD1,610.08
|
SGD75.42
₹4,892.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
SGD37,041.17
|
SGD2,118.65
₹137,437.58
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
SGD9.11
|
SGD2.48
₹161.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
SGD6.37
|
SGD2.15
₹139.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
SGD17.11
|
SGD4.86
₹315.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
SGD142.37
|
SGD20.75
₹1,345.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
SGD15.27
|
SGD4.54
₹294.30
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Singapore
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
SGD89.75
|
SGD32.51
₹2,108.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
SGD60.04
|
SGD34.32
₹2,226.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
SGD130.87
|
SGD56.32
₹3,653.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
SGD151.06
|
SGD42.11
₹2,731.70
|
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