Adelaide vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$4224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 2% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1267th and 1380th ($2246 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1203rd 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 San Antonio. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 64th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs San Antonio

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	Adelaide	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$10912

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137