Adelaide vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$5582
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$1419
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$2230
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$4178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.61M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 3% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1178th and 1041st ($2355 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 75th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Phoenix

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Adelaide Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804