Australia vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
60
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
22%
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
25.7M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 66% more expensive than in Spain ($1383). Australia ranked 10th vs 38th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 6th and 31st 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
$14.6
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$8255

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In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K