Brisbane vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
3.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 32% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 781st and 2194th ($2491 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 15th and 149th 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
$14
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$10462

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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