Adelaide vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$7450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.39M
874K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 42% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1210th and 7th ($2338 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 30th 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
$15.9
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$7.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$21243

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2929
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2983
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3778
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3137
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2859
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2380
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3182
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2807
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2783
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3395
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3261
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3805