Adelaide vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Adelaide Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$2681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.51M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 12% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1210th and 1805th ($2338 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 73rd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Adelaide vs Madrid

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

Adelaide Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$14237

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

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