Madrid vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	3.51M	5.35M

The cost of living in Madrid is 16% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1805th and 893rd ($2089 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 190th 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	$16.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$26129

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172