Adelaide vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
56
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
1.3M
434K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 112% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 1929th and 5894th ($1915 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 55th and 5040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Cape Town

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Adelaide Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$7.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
8.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$2106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$1365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$4486

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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 Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789