Adelaide vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$4901
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 16% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 1267th and 483rd ($2246 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 425th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 64th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Chicago

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Adelaide Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$19423

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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 Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357