Australia vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
60
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
22%
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
26.5M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 60% more expensive than in Spain ($1480). Australia ranked 12th vs 36th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 4th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Spain

We calculate prices for Australia and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 153 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$8656

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In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K