Brisbane vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$2681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
98
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3.51M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 9% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1349th and 1805th ($2269 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 3rd and 190th 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
$15.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$14237

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797