Adelaide vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	87
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.39M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 33% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1267th and 45th ($2246 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 64th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs San Diego

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	Adelaide	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$21468

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647