Madrid vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.14M

The cost of living in Madrid is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1723rd and 791st ($2109 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 160th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Perth

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	Madrid	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913