Adelaide vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$3509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	53
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 5% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1267th and 1473rd ($2246 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 28th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 64th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Calgary

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	Adelaide	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$19196

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871