00:02Jasmine Witham lives on a tight budget.
00:04When your income is as low as mine is,
00:08even a $1 change, like per week, makes a difference.
00:12The Unley resident, like many low income earners, doesn't own a car,
00:15meaning Adelaide's public transport system is her ticket to getting around.
00:19But fair prices went up at the start of October,
00:22increasing the divide between what commuters pay here
00:25and in many other capital cities, as the cost of living crisis continues.
00:30It means I have to think about what else I need to prioritise
00:33or how I'm going to, like, budget.
00:36ABC News analysis has found Adelaide Metro's regular and concession fares
00:41are currently the second most expensive in the country
00:43and the most expensive for short journeys,
00:46with Sydney's tap-on, tap-off fare system charging lower fares
00:50for train rides up to 10 kilometres
00:51and bus or tram journeys up to 8 kilometres.
00:54It means a trip from a stop like this one here on Galway Avenue in Broadview
00:59costs more in Adelaide than it does anywhere else in Australia
01:03for the same distance travelled.
01:05The state government says it has no plans
01:07to introduce further fare subsidies at this time,
01:10but it says it did delay its fare increases by three months,
01:14had reduced the cost of 28-day Metro cards for students
01:17and had expanded access to the Free Travel Seniors card.
01:21Despite the cost, every dollar we get goes back into the system,
01:26which gives us more security,
01:28allows us to upgrade our buses, our trains and our trams.
01:31But for Jasmine, cheaper transport would deliver her
01:34a welcome financial reprieve.
01:36That would make an enormous difference for people living on low incomes
01:39and in poverty.
01:40That would make an enormous difference for the distribution of a city.
01:41That would make an enormous difference for anyone here.
01:42That would make an enormous difference for the community.
