Columbus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	906K	5.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 32% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1512th and 109th ($2181 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 217th and 7th 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	$19.3	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$29519

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653