Cost of Living in Adelaide

Adelaide is a myopic backward place The entire Adelaide environment is infested with mates of mates, a privileged "boys" club and they are just not good enough for the job, the incompetence is staggering, the hubris, arrogance and entitled disregard for the public left me speechless (after 25 years in the private sector) it does not matter if they are labour or liberal, there is a core underlying way of doing business in adelaide that is substandard and the symptoms of this dysfunctional economic and social structure are in plain sight for those who wish to look.

as the saying goes "In adelaide, Its not what you know , its who you know"

Working out well then for the state of SA and adelaide the place is backward and getting worse

To Hunnie.

I arrived in Feb on 190 Finance Mgr Visa. Found job in a week. My predecessor in his role said it is very hard to find decent people in payroll and accounting positions. A strong candidate who is switched on with the right attitude shoudl do fine.

NOTE - I stayed up late at night in the UK to call recruiters in the morning Aus time. This paid off dividends, as one of the relationships I built off the back of this got me a job. It shows you have the right attitude to go the extra mile.

Do some research on schools and boroughs. People have told me the belt from left to right is the safest. Don't stray too far north or south.

2500AUD per month is more than enough for a single person to live in Adelaide

I am from INDIA . Hope all r doing fine
I have 3 months plan to Adelaide and my company is paying me me $2500AUD PM for my accommodation food and transport.
My question will 2500 AUD is sufficient for 1 person to live in Adelaide for 1 month.
Can I save any thing in this.

Thanks
Ramesh

adelaide is quite dead in terms of work and opportunity, and its almost as expensive to live as Sydney, Houses are cheaper, but they are cheaper for a reason, there are no comparable work salaries available in adelaide as they are in sydney

Hi everyone. I'm a PhD candidate student, newly I'm offered a AUD$ 27,000 annually from the university of Adelaide. Now I'm moving there with my wife. Please help me with the real living cost there. Is that money proper to make a good living there?
My other question is about a rental house. Because I will live in Gawler, What price is economic for us? Is AUD$ 300 proper for our situation?

Thank you

We just went on a 6 days stay in Adelaide and 3 days stay in Sydney. I can say that the costs above are accurate or close to what we've paid for in Adelaide. It's winter time and it's a bit cold compared to Sydney. But we like it more there, quiet, green city, friendly people, wide park and spaces, good transportation plan, easy to get around places, pretty relaxing place, traffic was OK, great place to raise a family.

We stayed around the places near the CBD.

Looking forward in staying here for good by March next year. :)

Matt, thank you for all this info. It's very helpful and makes us more excited in moving to Adelaide! Hope you would still be around by the time we get there.

Gurveen! Great! and hope to see you as well!

Ray, Just for your information, Adelaide is about 1,000 miles / 1,600 kilometres from Sydney. I have lived in Adelaide most of my life and it is a great place to live. It is a relatively safe, quiet and secure city that is easy to get around with great beaches, wineries and other tourist attractions close by. Most of the time we also have great weather; only a few weeks of cold weather in Winter and a handful of super hot days over 40 degrees C in Summer.

Lysh, Flagstaff Hill is a beautiful area and is all private housing as far as I am aware. It is only about 25-30 minutes to the CBD of Adelaide depending on traffic and a great environment to raise a family. You might also have some great views over Adelaide or the beaches depending on the property you purchase. Additionally you are only 10-15 minutes away from Flinders University if you have children interested in going to Uni. Adelaide is the City of Churches, so I am sure you will find the right church for you and your family close by. There are also some pretty good schools around the place. Compared to Sydney Adelaide is very affordable with a high standard of living and pretty good weather for most of the year.

I lived in Adelaide and all the surrounding suburbs for 4 years. absolutely loved it over the other states like Melbourne and Sydney but hey it depends what you prefer. I preferred a quite place. Yes every place has its negatives but peace of mind is what i got from Adelaide. My only and one concern was the genetically modified food. Made good friends from different backgrounds. I still regret leaving Adelaide.

We are to migrate on March 2017 with my wife and a kid. I am on IT job here in Philippines, we are thinking if it's worth the risk in moving to Adelaide... Thank you Anonymous!

Adelaide is like a country town, except not as social. It used to be a centrally focused city with the CBD as the main hub (1 sq mile), but city planning over the recent years has tried to make other hubs in the suburbs (Marion, Norlunga, Golden Grove, etc). Employment is hard to find (usually 100's of applicants per advertised job), but there can be some choice jobs around if your lucky to find them (some low-end IT/call-centers, government, etc. as well). Business owners are finding it very hard to survive here. The cost of living is low compared to the Eastern states (rent is about 1/2 - 3/4's Sydney, but jobs aren't as available). It has some decent educational facilities (universities, private colleges,) which attracts a lot of international students, esp from Asia.

I'm from Sydney and curious as to what Flagstaff Hill area is like, it looks like a lovely environment on google maps. Is it mainly private homes or is there government housing in that area?

Is it suitable for starting a family there? And what's the general population there like? Are there churches in the area?

Sorry for the questions, but we're hoping to move the Adelaide for a more affordable lifestyle. Sydney's just impossible.