Adelaide vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Adelaide | Canberra | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 16% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 1333rd and 522nd ($2180 vs $2604) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.1 months in Canberra. Ranked 5th vs 7th best cities to live in Australia, and 75th vs 367th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Adelaide vs Canberra
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| Adelaide | Canberra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Canberra
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 81 km or 50 mi | Goulburn | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Wollongong | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bathurst | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Orange | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Blacktown | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Parramatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Kellyville | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Sydney | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Dee Why | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Griffith | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dubbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Shepparton | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Newcastle | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Traralgon | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Pakenham | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Berwick | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Dandenong | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | South Yarra | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Bendigo | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Melbourne | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Sunbury | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Frankston | |
| 485 km or 302 mi | Melton | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Tarneit | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Geelong | |
| 535 km or 332 mi | Ballarat | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Armidale | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Mildura | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Devonport | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Launceston | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Hobart | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Toowoomba |