Brisbane vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	3.51M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 10% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1241st and 1723rd ($2323 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 3rd and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Madrid

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	Brisbane	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$16324

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812