Adelaide vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$5285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 17% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 1333rd and 505th ($2180 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 455th 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 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 2 months in Chicago. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 75th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$15494

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240