Gold Coast vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$2681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	608K	3.51M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 21% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 839th and 1805th ($2528 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 124th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Madrid

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	Gold Coast	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$14237

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 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