Adelaide vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$3532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.31M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 3% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1333rd and 1526th ($2180 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 32nd in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 75th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$21983

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722