SOUTH AUSTRALIA, MAKE THE MOVE

Cost of living
It all costs less, so you can enjoy more...

Travel, eating out, renting, buying a house—Adelaide offers significantly cheaper living.

* Adelaide Central MarketAdelaide is one of the least expensive developed cities in the world, according to the 2007 survey conducted by global economics consultants, Mercer Consulting Group. Mercer's international annual cost of living survey measures the comparative cost of over 200 items, including food, clothing, household goods, health and personal care, together with transportation and entertainment.

* Adelaide is seen to be significantly less expensive than other Australian cities, particularly Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

* Housing costs in Adelaide—purchase and rental—are 30-50% cheaper than those in the eastern state cities.

* However, while costs are lower, incomes are not. Full-time adult ordinary-time earnings are 95.3% of those in Victoria and 90% of those in NSW and slightly higher than those in Queensland.

* At the international level, Adelaide is hugely more cost-effective than cities like London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Toronto.

What does it cost to buy...

* A main meal at a cafe: $10
* A main meal at a restaurant: $30
* An adult ticket to the cinema: $15.30
* A ticket to the theatre: $40–90
* A coffee: $3.80
* A taxi fare from the city to the airport: $16
* An 18-hole round of golf at a public course: $17.50
* An annual golf club membership: around $635
* A 10-trip bus/train ticket: $27.80
* Early bird parking from $9

Not sure how much this is? Convert overseas currencies to Australian dollars.

Source; http://migration.sa.gov.au/centric/why_move/cost_of_living.jsp