Adelaide vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Adelaide | Melbourne | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Adelaide is 10% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1894th and 1365th ($1978 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Australia, and 46th vs 1st among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Adelaide vs Melbourne
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| Adelaide | Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Adelaide
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 253 km or 157 mi |  Whyalla | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Mildura | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Bendigo | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Ballarat | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Melton | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Sunbury | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Geelong | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tarneit | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Shepparton | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Melbourne | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | South Yarra | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Dandenong | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Griffith | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Frankston | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Berwick | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Pakenham | |
| 797 km or 496 mi | Traralgon | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Canberra | |
| 971 km or 603 mi | Devonport | |
| 974 km or 605 mi | Dubbo | |
| 985 km or 612 mi | Orange | |
| 1016 km or 631 mi | Goulburn | |
| 1025 km or 637 mi | Bathurst | |
| 1040 km or 646 mi | Launceston | |
| 1125 km or 699 mi | Wollongong | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Blacktown | |
| 1143 km or 710 mi | Kellyville | |
| 1146 km or 712 mi | Parramatta | |
| 1162 km or 722 mi | Hobart | |
| 1163 km or 723 mi | Sydney | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Dee Why | |
| 1234 km or 767 mi | Newcastle | |
| 1318 km or 819 mi | Armidale | |
| 1330 km or 826 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Port Macquarie |
Cities near Melbourne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi | South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
| 1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |