Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 6.4 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹376.06
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.67
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.28
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.59
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.87
|
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹206.60
|
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.35
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.31
|
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.05
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.43
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.87
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.72
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.32
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.18
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹390.63
|
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,884.21
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹848.60
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,537.66
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,829.32
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,676.99
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,109.96
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹120,343.62
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹170.10
|
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹154.87
|
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹355.21
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,645.49
|
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.15
|
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,202.95
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,109.58
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,013.90
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,026.03
|
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
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