Madrid vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Madrid	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3985	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1693	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2362	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	3.28M	4.84M

The cost of living in Madrid is 37% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2577th and 318th ($1726 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 121st and 3rd 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	$14.1	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1118	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.58%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.86	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9474	$17934

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816