Adelaide vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$907
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$2186
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$591
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
93
59
🏙️ Population
1.3M
26.5K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 24% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1929th and 2663rd ($1915 vs $1546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Australia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Australia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Victoria. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 55th and 5497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Victoria

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Adelaide Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$682
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$1939
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$1277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$89.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$3886

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$840
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$509
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$510
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$603
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$502
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$348
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$657
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$636
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$775
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$683
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$567
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$590
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$702
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$833
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$664
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$625
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$633
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1214
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1222
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1222
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1170
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$378
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1030
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$687
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$725
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$801
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$412
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$412