Adelaide vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$4606
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.3M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 3% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1210th and 1354th ($2338 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1137th 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 2 months in Houston. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Houston

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Adelaide Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$22380

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221