Cost of living comparison
Italy is 28.8% cheaper than Adelaide.
If you lived in Italy instead of Adelaide, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
A$29.32
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$15.17
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
A$4.22
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
A$3.55
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
A$4.14
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
A$8.94
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
A$8.17
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
A$6.89
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
A$6.45
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.20
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.13
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.73
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
A$3.17
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
A$2.11
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.75
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.31
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.85
A$122.24
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,205.37
A$39,621.21
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
A$29.32
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.68
A$91.74
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,449.19
A$2,191.11
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.65
A$1,623.30
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.76
A$347.38
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,404.75
A$2,123.91
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,559.99
A$17,478.12
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$12.13
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
A$5.79
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$40.44
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.41
A$73.19
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.38
A$21.74
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Adelaide
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.69
A$141.66
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.98
A$110.34
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.08
A$208.77
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.32
A$225.76
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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