Adelaide vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.14M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 9% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1686th and 1191st ($2117 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in Australia, and 65th vs 12th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Perth

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	Adelaide	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$13377

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736