Adelaide vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$4399
😷 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 1267th and 312th ($2246 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Ranked 5th vs 2nd best cities to live in Australia, and 64th vs 4th 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
$17.1
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754