Columbus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	906K	5.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 27% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1282nd and 133rd ($2202 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.5 months in Singapore City. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 202nd and 4th 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	$18.1	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$26424

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544