Adelaide vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	1.39M	452K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 39% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1178th and 11th ($2355 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 75th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Zurich

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	Adelaide	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$26431

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117