Adelaide vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	8.8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 44% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1178th and 4th ($2355 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 75th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs New York City

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	Adelaide	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$21713

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192