Adelaide vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$2375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$5627
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$1396
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$2381
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$614
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$4621
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
89
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
653K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 19% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1929th and 249th ($1915 vs $2375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 192nd 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 1.9 months in Portland. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Portland ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 55th and 124th 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
$14.7
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$63.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$7.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$5351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$3789
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$18184

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2012
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2019
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2060
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2026
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2313
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2012
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2298
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2009
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2288
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2016
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2008
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$1949
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2015
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2014
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$1972
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1757
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2147
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$1983
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2217
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2108
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2404
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2011
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2391
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2208
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2230
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2011
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2178
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$2103
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2421
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2042
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2440
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2888
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2023
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2175
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1788
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2150
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2017
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2025
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2303