Adelaide vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$3636
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
54
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.31M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 0.7% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1929th and 1896th ($1915 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 23rd 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 1.9 months in Calgary. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 55th and 67th 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
$14.7
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$15623

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778