Columbus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Columbus Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
906K
3.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 19% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1248th and 2194th ($2252 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 242nd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Columbus vs Madrid infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Columbus vs Madrid

Prices for goods and services in Columbus and Madrid are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Columbus Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$10462

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Columbus

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 Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581