Adelaide vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	86
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.39M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 32% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1178th and 52nd ($2355 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 75th and 155th 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	$15.8	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$22295

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826