Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 73.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.47
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.65
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD1.97
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.48
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.69
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD11.88
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.06
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.31
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.05
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.47
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.87
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.27
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.67
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.37
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.33
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 69.5% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.38
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD123.51
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD173,691.70
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD11.97
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD46.43
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,563.45
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,616.29
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD150.40
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 93.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,440.18
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,159.18
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.65
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.21
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD15.92
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD134.21
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.47
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Chennai
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD87.94
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD56.77
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD121.02
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD136.95
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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