Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Singapore

For one person, living is cheaper in India: $400 a month against $3,594 in Singapore, rent and utilities included – about $38,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇮🇳 India

$400

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Singapore

🇸🇬 Singapore

$3,594

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: India is 77.3% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 88.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: India is 78.5% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 87.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 ₹204

$11.58 SGD 14.80

-81.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.70 ₹1,010

$70.7 SGD 90.3

-84.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 ₹344

$8.46 SGD 10.81

-56.97%

Cappuccino

$1.75 ₹165

$5.18 SGD 6.62

-66.22%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ₹39.66

$1.84 SGD 2.35

-77.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹14.17

$1.23 SGD 1.58

-87.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.87 ₹176

$9.50 SGD 12.14

-80.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 ₹296

$9.86 SGD 12.60

-68.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.65 ₹61.2

$3.02 SGD 3.86

-78.48%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ₹43.21

$2.67 SGD 3.41

-82.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 ₹60.6

$2.77 SGD 3.54

-76.90%

Eggs

$0.95 ₹89.6

$3.72 SGD 4.76

-74.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.87 ₹460

$21.01 SGD 26.85

-76.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.82 ₹266

$9.95 SGD 12.71

-71.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$25.13 SGD 32.12

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 ₹181

$4.59 SGD 5.87

-58.17%

Banana (1kg)

$0.63 ₹59.9

$3.09 SGD 3.95

-79.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 ₹93.3

$4.64 SGD 5.93

-78.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹45.16

$2.18 SGD 2.78

-77.98%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 ₹31.41

$2.33 SGD 2.98

-85.84%

Onion (1kg)

$0.42 ₹40.02

$2.31 SGD 2.96

-81.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 ₹43.58

$1.86 SGD 2.38

-75.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₹29.38

$1.55 SGD 1.98

-80.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.17 ₹488

$14.11 SGD 18.03

-63.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.56 ₹714

$23.24 SGD 29.70

-67.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 ₹156

$4.73 SGD 6.04

-65.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.66 ₹252

$4.79 SGD 6.12

-44.47%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.24 ₹495

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₹22.65

$1.53 SGD 1.95

-84.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.23 ₹777

$96.5 SGD 123

-91.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.96 ₹90.6

$3.58 SGD 4.58

-73.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₹23.61

$0.76 SGD 0.97

-67.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 ₹145

$16.98 SGD 21.70

-90.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₹107

$2.46 SGD 3.14

-54.07%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$11.1K ₹1.0M

$159.4K SGD 203.7K

-93.04%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.3K ₹1.9M

$155.7K SGD 199.0K

-86.93%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$38.08 ₹3,598

$168 SGD 215

-77.33%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.53 ₹333

$12.24 SGD 15.64

-71.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.95 ₹656

$28.18 SGD 36.02

-75.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.43 ₹1,458

$111 SGD 141

-86.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.09 ₹670

$11.60 SGD 14.83

-38.88%

Cinema Ticket

$3.13 ₹296

$12.24 SGD 15.64

-74.43%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$58.1 ₹5,484

$1,899 SGD 2,427

-96.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,158 ₹298.4K

$39.1K SGD 50.0K

-91.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.69 ₹2,143

$79.6 SGD 102

-71.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.44 ₹2,309

$50.7 SGD 64.8

-51.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.02 ₹3,781

$112 SGD 143

-64.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.67 ₹2,803

$125 SGD 159

-76.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$145 ₹13.7K

$3,191 SGD 4,079

-95.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$96.8 ₹9,147

$2,257 SGD 2,884

-95.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$339 ₹32.0K

$6,173 SGD 7,889

-94.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$231 ₹21.8K

$4,035 SGD 5,157

-94.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,142 ₹107.9K

$23.6K SGD 30.1K

-95.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$633 ₹59.8K

$16.5K SGD 21.1K

-96.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$407 ₹38.4K

$4,526 SGD 5,784

-91.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.94

2.44

266.39%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for India: November 1, 2026

Last update for Singapore: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

India

$102 25.5%

Singapore

$459 12.8% 351% $357

Accommodation & Living

India

$97 24.2%

Singapore

$2.3K 62.8% 2231% $2.2K

Eating Out

India

$67 16.8%

Singapore

$260 7.2% 287% $193

Clothing & Footwear

India

$53 13.1%

Singapore

$165 4.6% 214% $112

Monthly Utilities & Internet

India

$49 12.1%

Singapore

$208 5.8% 329% $160

Sport & Entertainment

India

$22 5.4%

Singapore

$135 3.8% 523% $113

Getting Around

India

$11 2.9%

Singapore

$110 3.1% 865% $99

Good to know

🇮🇳 India

🇸🇬 Singapore

🕒 Local time

17:46 5:46 PM

20:16 8:16 PM

2 h 30 min ahead of India

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

1,326,093,247

5,535,002 Capital

💱 Currency

Indian Rupee INR ₹

Singapore Dollar SGD $

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 INR = 10.59 USD

1,000 INR = 9.43 EUR

1 SGD = 0.782 USD

1 SGD = 0.697 EUR

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SGD, USD, EUR to INR – Indian Rupee Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇮🇳 Indian Rupee (₹)

Indian Rupee exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 94.47 INR (100 INR = 1.06 USD). 1 EUR = 106 INR (1,000 INR = 9.43 EUR).

Singapore Dollar exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 1.28 SGD (1 SGD = 0.782 USD). 1 EUR = 1.44 SGD (1 SGD = 0.697 EUR).

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