Adelaide vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
1.39M
9.67M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 82% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1178th and 4545th ($2355 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Seoul

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Adelaide Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$19916

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2133
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1905
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1876
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1493
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1606
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1896
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1933
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2179
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1813
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1816
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2543
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1834
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1913
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1825
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1810
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1915
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1936
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$2000
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2258
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1868
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1855
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1460
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1795
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1701
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1728
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1709
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2040
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2481
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2364
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2354
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1995
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1273
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1566
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1786

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971