Adelaide vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$5360
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$2224
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$4113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.61M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 0.8% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1210th and 1175th ($2338 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1001st 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 5th best city to live in Australia vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 134th 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
$15.9
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$18987

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781