Adelaide vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$7723
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$3918
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$4098
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
92
98
🏙️ Population
1.3M
8.91M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 34% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1333rd and 38th ($2180 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.2 months in London. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 75th and 5th 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
$19.5
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$25471

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908