Adelaide vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$5544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.39M
8.8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 55% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1894th and 3rd ($1978 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 46th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$21465

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111