Adelaide vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$6215
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$1568
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$2656
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$680
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$4810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
88
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.39M
653K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 25% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1894th and 603rd ($1978 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 553rd 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 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 46th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Portland

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Adelaide Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$7.4
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$16585

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1669
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741