Columbus vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	73	18
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	906K	932K

The cost of living in Columbus is 33% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1476th and 3004th ($2145 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 9th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 249th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Tenerife

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	Columbus	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291