Adelaide vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$6163
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$1718
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$2740
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$4811
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
54
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
1.3M
525K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 19% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1333rd and 409th ($2180 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 364th 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 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Sacramento. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 75th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$7.35
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$25420

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860