Adelaide vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$1795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.87M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 28% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1333rd and 2685th ($2180 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 75th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Rome

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Adelaide Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$9800

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229