Adelaide vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 31% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1210th and 72nd ($2338 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 55th 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
$15.9
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974