Cologne vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$4401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
96
97
🏙️ Population
1.09M
5.87M

The cost of living in Cologne is 36% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2067th and 154th ($1990 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Singapore, respectively. Check Germany vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 15th and 5th 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
$16.4
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$31369

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663