Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Perth Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Perth

🙂 Solo nomad: Madrid is 1.5% cheaper than Perth without rent, and 25% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Madrid is 12.6% cheaper than Perth without rent, and 18.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.25

$20.74 £15.7

-14.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.3 €60.5

$81.1 £61.4

-13.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.87 €10.22

$9.91 £7.5

19.78%

Cappuccino

$3.07 €2.65

$4.4 £3.33

-30.23%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 €2.64

$2.46 £1.86

24.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.88

$1.65 £1.25

32.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.15 €3.58

$5.57 £4.22

-25.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 €3.95

$4.84 £3.67

-5.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.46 £1.11

-19.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.4 £1.06

22.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.92 £1.45

-11.46%

Eggs

$3.4 €2.93

$2.4 £1.81

41.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.84 €12.78

$8.01 £6.06

85.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.04 €7.78

$8.9 £6.74

1.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.1 €14.73

$12.73 £9.64

34.33%

Apples (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$3.73 £2.82

-28.69%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.91

$1.69 £1.28

31.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 €2.22

$2.61 £1.98

-1.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 €2.28

$3.85 £2.91

-31.17%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.65 £1.25

24.24%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 €1.84

$1.6 £1.21

33.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 €1.14

$1.06 £0.8

25.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 €0.83

$1.49 £1.13

-34.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.77 €5.83

$18.69 £14.15

-63.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.14 €7.01

$10.45 £7.91

-22.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 €1.25

$2.75 £2.08

-46.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.95

$2.89 £2.19

-21.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.79 €1.54

$3.08 £2.33

-41.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.1 €42.29

$88.4 £66.9

-44.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$6.94 £5.25

-41.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 €1.18

$1.63 £1.23

-16.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.16 €25.12

$22.34 £16.91

30.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.84 €1.58

$1.93 £1.46

-4.66%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.6K €32.4K

$35K £26.5K

7.49%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K €28.9K

$43.1K £32.6K

-22.23%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$191 €165

$272 £206

-29.75%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.63 €18.63

$13.34 £10.1

62.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.54 €30.61

$36.19 £27.39

-1.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.6 €46.16

$33.58 £25.42

59.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.78 €15.31

Cinema Ticket

$11.49 €9.89

$10.98 £8.31

4.64%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$672 €579

$1,278 £967

-47.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K €10.5K

$18.7K £14.2K

-34.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.9 €83.5

$83.4 £63.1

16.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.74 €36.81

$44.91 £33.99

-4.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €91.9

$67.8 £51.3

57.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €114

$83.8 £63.4

58.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,614 €1,390

$712 £539

126.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,137 €979

$581 £440

95.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,835 €2,441

$1,236 £936

129.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,900 €1,637

$1,006 £761

88.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,577 €7,387

$1,976 £1,496

333.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,953 €4,266

$2,607 £1,974

89.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,290

$2,372 £1,796

12.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.43

5.7

-39.82%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

Last update for Perth: November 30, 2025

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