Brisbane vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Brisbane | Madrid | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1792nd and 2443rd ($2016 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 7th and 151st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Brisbane
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 31 km or 19 mi |  Ipswich | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Caboolture | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Southport | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Caloundra | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Armidale | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Gladstone | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Newcastle | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Dubbo | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Dee Why | |
| 722 km or 449 mi | Kellyville | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Blacktown | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Parramatta | |
| 733 km or 455 mi | Sydney | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Bathurst | |
| 748 km or 465 mi | Orange | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Wollongong | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Goulburn | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Canberra | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 1009 km or 627 mi | Griffith | |
| 1111 km or 690 mi | Townsville | |
| 1224 km or 761 mi | Shepparton | |
| 1278 km or 794 mi | Mildura | |
| 1320 km or 820 mi | Bendigo | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Traralgon | |
| 1367 km or 849 mi | Sunbury | |
| 1372 km or 853 mi | Pakenham | |
| 1375 km or 855 mi | Melbourne | |
| 1376 km or 855 mi | Berwick | |
| 1376 km or 855 mi | South Yarra | |
| 1377 km or 856 mi | Dandenong |
Cities near Madrid
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi |  Pozuelo de Alarcon | |
| 11 km or 6.7 mi | Coslada | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Alcobendas | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Mostoles | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Fuenlabrada | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Torrejon de Ardoz | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tres Cantos | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Alcala de Henares | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Guadalajara | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Toledo | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Segovia | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Cuenca | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Laguna de Duero | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Villarrobledo | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Valladolid | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Salamanca | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Puertollano | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Plasencia | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Zamora | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Burgos | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Albacete | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Villanueva de la Serena | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Requena | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Logrono | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Caceres | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Tudela | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Linares | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ubeda | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Merida | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Leon | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Jaen | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Jumilla | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Cordoba | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Yecla | |
| 299 km or 186 mi |  Braganca | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Martos | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Caravaca de la Cruz | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Valencia |