Faisalabad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Faisalabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$359	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$881	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$122	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$200	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$4188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	3.2M	5.45M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 87% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9039th and 370th ($359 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6881st 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	$1.79	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.46	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.5	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$56.3	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$103	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$543	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$484	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.01	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.22	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1692	$25164

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$393
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$339
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$379
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$306
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$340
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$391
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$382
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$450
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$332
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$309
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$350
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$335
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$401
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$313
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$280
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$440
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$286
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$346
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$496
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$371
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$371
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$391
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$394
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$373
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$253
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$344
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$334
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$256
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$379
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$438
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$279
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$373
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$252

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863