Columbus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	98
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	906K	3.42M

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1476th and 2443rd ($2145 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 249th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Madrid

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	Columbus	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$10042

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522