Adelaide vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
3.33M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 19% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1267th and 2194th ($2246 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 64th and 149th 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
$17.1
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$10462

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

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