Cologne vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	89
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	1.09M	5.87M

The cost of living in Cologne is 37% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2200th and 165th ($1941 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Singapore, respectively. Check Germany vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 21st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Singapore City

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	Cologne	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$27027

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637