Adelaide vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$6527
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$1714
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$2737
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$704
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$5090
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.75M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 17% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 1178th and 358th ($2355 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 300th 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 6th best city to live in Australia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 75th and 18th 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
$15.8
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$2011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$2316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$3899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$2568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$17.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$1582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$27880

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2133
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1905
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1876
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1493
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1606
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1896
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1933
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2179
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1813
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1816
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2543
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1834
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1913
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1825
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1810
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1915
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1936
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$2000
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2258
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1868
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1855
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1460
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1795
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1701
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1728
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1709
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2040
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2481
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2364
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2354
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1995
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1273
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1566
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1786

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453