cost
Cost of Living Index
Perth
62.6
city
Adelaide
78
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Adelaide wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Perth.
cost
Perth
62.6
city
Adelaide
78
city
safety
Perth
67.4
city
Adelaide
43.9
city
housing
Perth
$2,648
city
Adelaide
$2,850
city
jobs
Perth
$3,288/mo
city
Adelaide
$5,689/mo
city
health
Perth
61.6
city
Adelaide
70.2
city
environment
Perth
22.5 ug/m3
city
Adelaide
24.1 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Perth
184 Mbps
city
Adelaide
139 Mbps
city
demographics
Perth
3.3%
city
Adelaide
2.5%
city
economy
Perth
6.4%
city
Adelaide
4.5%
city
economy
Perth
$4,072/mo
city
Adelaide
$5,283/mo
city
education
Perth
93.5
city
Adelaide
69.6
city
environment
Perth
35.9 ug/m3
city
Adelaide
20.9 ug/m3
city
environment
Perth
57.2
city
Adelaide
63.9
city
health
Perth
80.3 years
city
Adelaide
83.1 years
city
health
Perth
25.1%
city
Adelaide
21.5%
city
housing
Perth
$11,141/sqm
city
Adelaide
$7,859/sqm
city
housing
Perth
$1,622/mo
city
Adelaide
$1,760/mo
city
housing
Perth
13.4x
city
Adelaide
9.6x
city
jobs
Perth
5.6%
city
Adelaide
4.2%
city
quality
Perth
5
city
Adelaide
5.7
city
religion
Perth
11.6%
city
Adelaide
54.6%
city
religion
Perth
57.5%
city
Adelaide
61.0%
city
religion
Perth
74.4%
city
Adelaide
39.2%
city
safety
Perth
36.6 per 100k
city
Adelaide
55.9 per 100k
city
safety
Perth
24.9 per 100k
city
Adelaide
26.3 per 100k
city
transport
Perth
49.8
city
Adelaide
54.1
city