Adelaide vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.3M
737K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 23% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1267th and 206th ($2246 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 64th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Seattle

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Adelaide Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263