Adelaide vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$2765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$6448
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$1730
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$2985
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$406
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
93
97
🏙️ Population
1.3M
8.91M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 31% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1929th and 85th ($1915 vs $2765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in London. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 55th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs London

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Adelaide London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$7.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$1948
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$2455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$14539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$8844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$1862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$21740

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2488
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$1510
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$1503
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$1904
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$1508
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$1507
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$1516
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$1873
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$1511
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$1501
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$1820
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$1512
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$1500
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$1588
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1541
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$1831
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$1510
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$1903
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1512
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$1440
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$1670
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$1509
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2070
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2000
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$1767
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$1619
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$1817
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1719
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$1808
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$1741
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1511
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1541
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1672
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1516
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$1793
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1871