Adelaide vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$5724
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$1398
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$328
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$4423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
93
99
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.84M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1929th and 240th ($1915 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Sydney. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Australia, and 55th vs 2nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Sydney

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Adelaide Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$3209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$2081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$14615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$8814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$3.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$5.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$1731
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$16443

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663