Affordability check · Adelaide · SA

Can I afford to live in Adelaide on $150,000/yr?

Yes, comfortably
Weekly take-home
$2,119/wk
1BR median rent
$420/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$1,276/wk
Rent share of gross
15%

The verdict

Adelaide on $150,000/yr

On $150,000/yr, Adelaide is comfortably affordable: about $1,276/wk left after rent, tax and typical living costs.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$72,713
/yr gross
Above 30% rule by
$77,287
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$110,162
/yr
Annual rent
$21,814
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

$150,000/yr gross · $2,885/wk · single household

Tax + Medicare
$766/wk
27%
1BR rent
$420/wk
15%
Essentials
$424/wk
15%
Discretionary
$1,276/wk
44%

Essentials use indicative averages (groceries, transport, utilities, insurance, other). Adjust them in the budget tool below.

On $150,000/yr: weekly budget

$844/week total

Rent
$420/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Cheaper suburbs you can afford on this salary

Within reach of Adelaide, under the 30% rule on $150,000/yr

Thorngate
Adelaide, SA · 3.2km from Adelaide
$335/wk
Save $104/wk

Rent trajectory

Adelaide quarterly median vs your salary's 30%-rule ceiling

$400$438$475$513$550Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q2 '24 → Q1 '26: 0.0%
30% ceiling on $150,000/yr
$865/wk
Current median (all beds)
$439/wk
Gap above ceiling
-49%

Adelaide rents rose 7.3% over the past year. Rent is currently within reach of the 30% rule on this salary.

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How affordability shifts in Adelaide with a pay change

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