Columbus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
89
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
906K
5.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 31% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1634th and 165th ($2140 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 266th 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
$20.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$27027

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637