Adelaide vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$7528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
1.39M
874K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 49% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1894th and 7th ($1978 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 46th and 16th 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
$14.9
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$8.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$20590

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$2968
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2888
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$2974
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3195
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2929
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3183
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3004
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3226
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$2999
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3269
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2963
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3997
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3678
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3466
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2888
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2840
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3657
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2811
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$3041
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2780
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3785
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3002
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$3045
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2412
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3115
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2767
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2778
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3326
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3060
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3752