Kansas vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kansas	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2158	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5242	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2098	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$679	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3890	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	508K	5.45M

The cost of living in Kansas is 24% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1591st and 370th ($2158 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1295th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kansas compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kansas ranked 114th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 359th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Sydney

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	Kansas	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.11	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1263	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$948	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2320	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1928	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.96	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1149	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21608	$25164

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2307
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2372
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1944
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2273
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2093
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1680
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1846
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2173
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1832
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1910
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1357
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1790
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1730
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1908
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1606
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1824
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1273
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1537
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1883
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1597
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1750
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2008
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1939
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1859

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