Madrid vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.14M

The cost of living in Madrid is 15% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1805th and 978th ($2089 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 Perth. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 190th and 10th 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	$16.8	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894