Adelaide vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$4876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.75M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 26% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 1894th and 529th ($1978 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 483rd 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 1.7 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 46th and 23rd 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	$14.9	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$24502

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371