Adelaide vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
93
97
🏙️ Population
1.3M
874K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 41% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1267th and 9th ($2246 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 64th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs San Francisco

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Adelaide San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$31050

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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 Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610