Madrid vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	3.42M	4.84M

The cost of living in Madrid is 30% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2443rd and 745th ($1781 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 Sydney. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 151st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sydney

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	Madrid	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683