Faisalabad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Faisalabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$306	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$769	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$99.5	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$178	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$4315
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	39	100
🏙️ Population	3.2M	4.84M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 88% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9193rd and 745th ($306 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Faisalabad ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7026th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Sydney

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	Faisalabad	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.14	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.57	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.2	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$45.8	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.12%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.57	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.58	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.54	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$17957

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$389
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$305
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$342
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$300
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$458
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$411
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$321
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$308
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$356
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$373
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$361
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$383
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$281
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$354
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$392
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$358
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$442
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$382
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$441
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$379
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$366
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$273
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$354
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$251
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$369
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$366
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$297
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$272

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683