Study in Adelaide
Adelaide is the 5th largest and most popular city of South Australia. This city has approximately 1.30 million populations.
The city was founded in 1836, and as of today it has been ranked as one of the world’s top 10 livable cities. Adelaide has been the host of many sports and festival events, and is noted for its food and wine and long beachfronts.
Among other cities of Australia, Adelaide has one of the cleanest water and air. It could be stated this city is pollution free. As South Australia is seat of many government and commercial centers, wouldn’t be a surprise that Adelaide, the capital of this state is the site of many financial and governmental institutes.
This city has a Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and winters are rainy. The average temperature during summers is 29 degrees and winters are 7.5 degrees.
Adelaide has the highest rate of employment in fields of Health and Social Sciences. According to the statistics, in 2010, around 87,000 of the population were employed in industrial sector of Adelaide and 103,300 were working in the service sector of health science and the relating jobs.
More information about South Australia can be found on our website.
Universities:
· University of South Australia
All three mentioned universities are ranked among the top 400 universities of the World, and University of Adelaide is one of the Group of 8 Australian Universities. Nevertheless, this university is 3rd oldest university of Australia. The above mentioned universities have their campuses located in different parts of South Australia and together offer all the programs. For further information in regards to universities, you may click on the relative university.
Estimated costs of living as a student in Adelaide
The cost of living in Adelaide is 23% lower than Cities of Melbourne and Sydney. Hence, it is noted this city is very ideal for international students. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase in population of international students.
Examples of costs of living in Adelaide per week:
| Accommodation | $90-250 |
| Telephone | AU$10-30 |
| Food | AU$80-100 |
| Transportation | AU$15-25 |
| Gas/Electricity | AU$15-20 |
| Clothing/Leisure | +AU$35 |
Other costs in more detail:
| Spaghetti | AU$4.50-5.50 |
| Pizza | AU$3-5.50 |
| Loaf of Bread | AU$3.70 |
| Milk (2liters) | AU$3.20 |
| Still Water | AU$2 |
| Coffee | AU$3 |
| Big Mac Burger | AU$3.60 |
| Newspaper | AU$1.25-2 |
| Cinema Ticket | AU$12 |
| National Telephone Calls | AU$0.50 |
| Bus/Train Tickets | AU$1.20-2.10 |
Student accommodation:
Housing costs will vary depending on the type of location. More information about the accommodation can be found on our webpage.