Adelaide's Pros and Cons

Summing up Adelaide's Pros and Cons

If you can find a job and you don't want to live in a trendy city, Adelaide is a very pleasant place to live, offering an easy, relaxed lifestyle.

Commonly held pros and cons for Adelaide are as follows:

Adelaide Pros

Cheap houses
A sunny, warm, Mediterranean climate with low humidity
Lovely beaches
Pleasant suburbs with easy traffic
An exciting variety of excellent, inexpensive places to eat out
Good public transport
Attractive hills and national parks around the city
The world famous Barossa valley lies just 60 km away

Adelaide Cons

Sea water temperatures are cooler than around Australia's other cities, except for Melbourne.
Some summer days are just too hot.
Adelaide has higher unemployment and, on average, lower wages than other major cities in Australia.
There are too many boy-racers on the roads.