Adelaide vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$5368
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$1482
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$4865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
52
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.3M
525K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 21% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1929th and 228th ($1915 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 175th 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 2 months in Sacramento. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 55th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Sacramento

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Adelaide Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$7.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$8086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$3740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$3.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$1298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$18407

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2017
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2020
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2027
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2016
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2042
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2238
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2749
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2126
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2009
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2615
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2023
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2020
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2008
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3216
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2014
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$2021
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$2615
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2009
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2143
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2026
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2050
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$2396
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2022
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2700
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3114
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2008
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2800
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2259
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$3305
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2032
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2010
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2946
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$2016
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$1910
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2021
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2012
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2437
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2238