Columbus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$4523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
89
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
906K
5.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 29% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1248th and 81st ($2252 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 242nd and 8th 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
$19.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$28407

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637