Madrid vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.14M

The cost of living in Madrid is 14% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1654th ($1781 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 151st and 6th 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	$14.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$11252

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645