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Adelaide vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Adelaide is 48.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% more in Adelaide
Groceries: pay 28.9% more in Adelaide
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Adelaide
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Adelaide
Childcare: pay 77.9% more in Adelaide
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.4% more in Adelaide
Clothing: pay 54.4% more in Adelaide

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Adelaide are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Adelaide.

Adelaide vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Adelaide instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 24.0% more for restaurants

	Rome	Adelaide
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$17.13 A$27.88	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$9.89 A$16.08	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$2.51 A$4.08	+12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$2.08 A$3.38	+85.1%
Average			+24.0%

Rome vs. Adelaide - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

	Rome	Adelaide
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$2.50 A$4.07	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$4.96 A$8.07	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$5.38 A$8.76	-13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$4.19 A$6.82	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$3.89 A$6.33	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$1.30 A$2.11	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$1.20 A$1.95	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$1.68 A$2.73	+88.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$1.91 A$3.11	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$1.32 A$2.15	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$1.05 A$1.70	+33.5%
Average			+28.9%

Rome vs. Adelaide - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Rome	Adelaide
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$4.62 A$7.51	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$75.79 A$123.29	+102.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$26,361.19 A$42,884.65	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$19.11 A$31.09	+11.5%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Rome	Adelaide
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$56.44 A$91.82	+91.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$1,396.24 A$2,271.41	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$1,058.16 A$1,721.43	+38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$218.80 A$355.95	+30.8%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 77.9% more for childcare

	Rome	Adelaide
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$1,289.29 A$2,097.43	+153.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$10,734.21 A$17,462.52	+2.3%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Adelaide
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$6.59 A$10.72	+23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$3.53 A$5.74	+131.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$26.36 A$42.88	+309.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$37.12 A$60.39	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$13.84 A$22.51	+29.1%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 54.4% more for clothing

	Rome	Adelaide
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$84.03 A$136.69	+28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$63.82 A$103.83	+107.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$122.36 A$199.05	+58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$125.76 A$204.59	+22.9%
Average			+54.4%

Rome vs. Adelaide - Cost of clothing

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