Adelaide vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$3985
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$1693
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$2362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
3.28M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 26% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1333rd and 2577th ($2180 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 75th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Madrid

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Adelaide Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$9474

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

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