Adelaide vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	86
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.79M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 13% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1267th and 656th ($2246 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 64th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Toronto

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	Adelaide	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085