Adelaide vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$2590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$6302
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$1683
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$3179
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$5536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
962K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 16% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 1333rd and 548th ($2180 vs $2590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 492nd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 2.1 months in Austin. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Austin ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 75th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$4238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$2575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$7634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$2615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$1599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$21605

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Austin

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338