Adelaide vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Adelaide | Brisbane | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Adelaide is 2% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1894th and 1792nd ($1978 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in Australia, and 46th vs 7th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Adelaide vs Brisbane
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| Adelaide | Brisbane | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Adelaide
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 253 km or 157 mi |  Whyalla | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Mildura | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Bendigo | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Ballarat | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Melton | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Sunbury | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Geelong | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tarneit | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Shepparton | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Melbourne | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | South Yarra | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Dandenong | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Griffith | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Frankston | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Berwick | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Pakenham | |
| 797 km or 496 mi | Traralgon | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Canberra | |
| 971 km or 603 mi | Devonport | |
| 974 km or 605 mi | Dubbo | |
| 985 km or 612 mi | Orange | |
| 1016 km or 631 mi | Goulburn | |
| 1025 km or 637 mi | Bathurst | |
| 1040 km or 646 mi | Launceston | |
| 1125 km or 699 mi | Wollongong | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Blacktown | |
| 1143 km or 710 mi | Kellyville | |
| 1146 km or 712 mi | Parramatta | |
| 1162 km or 722 mi | Hobart | |
| 1163 km or 723 mi | Sydney | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Dee Why | |
| 1234 km or 767 mi | Newcastle | |
| 1318 km or 819 mi | Armidale | |
| 1330 km or 826 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Port Macquarie |
Cities near Brisbane
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 31 km or 19 mi | Ipswich | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Caboolture | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Southport | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Caloundra | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Armidale | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Gladstone | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Newcastle | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Dubbo | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Dee Why | |
| 722 km or 449 mi | Kellyville | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Blacktown | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Parramatta | |
| 733 km or 455 mi | Sydney | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Bathurst | |
| 748 km or 465 mi | Orange | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Wollongong | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Goulburn | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Canberra | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 1009 km or 627 mi | Griffith | |
| 1111 km or 690 mi | Townsville | |
| 1224 km or 761 mi | Shepparton | |
| 1278 km or 794 mi | Mildura | |
| 1320 km or 820 mi | Bendigo | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Traralgon | |
| 1367 km or 849 mi | Sunbury | |
| 1372 km or 853 mi | Pakenham | |
| 1375 km or 855 mi | Melbourne | |
| 1376 km or 855 mi | Berwick | |
| 1376 km or 855 mi | South Yarra | |
| 1377 km or 856 mi | Dandenong |