Adelaide vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	87
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.01M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 41% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1210th and 8th ($2338 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs San Jose, United States

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	Adelaide	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212