Adelaide vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$4771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 38% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1894th and 80th ($1978 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 46th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Los Angeles

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Adelaide Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$28838

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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
$1668
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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919