Columbus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	89
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	906K	5.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 32% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1686th and 154th ($2127 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 96th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Singapore City

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	Columbus	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$31369

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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