Adelaide vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	71
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	518K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 126% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1210th and 5404th ($2338 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 311th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 73rd and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Utsunomiya

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	Adelaide	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$16539

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047