Adelaide vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.3M
662K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 15% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1267th and 512th ($2246 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 64th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Vancouver

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Adelaide Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743