Columbus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$3985
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1693
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$2362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	98
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	906K	3.28M

The cost of living in Columbus is 28% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2577th ($2202 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 7th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 202nd and 121st 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	$18.1	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$9474

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437