Madrid vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	3.51M	5.35M

The cost of living in Madrid is 17% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1723rd and 829th ($2109 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 160th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Melbourne

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	Madrid	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$22313

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132