Gold Coast vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
49
98
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
608K
3.33M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 22% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1120th and 2194th ($2300 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 209th and 149th 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
$13.9
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$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
$5.09
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$10462

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 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