Columbus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$2681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	98
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	906K	3.51M

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1686th and 1805th ($2127 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 96th and 190th 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	$18.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$14237

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797