Adelaide vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$5119
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$1352
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$2099
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$3624
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.14M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 5% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1333rd and 1068th ($2180 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Ranked 5th vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 75th vs 10th 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
$19.5
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$7.56
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$12548

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693