Madrid vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	3.42M	5.45M

The cost of living in Madrid is 24% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1962nd and 649th ($2015 vs $2640) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 142nd 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	$16.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$19140

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710