Las Vegas vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Las Vegas Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2294
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5220
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$1391
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$2312
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
86
100
🏙️ Population
642K
5.45M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1309th and 370th ($2294 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd 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 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Las Vegas ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 398th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Las Vegas vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Las Vegas and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Las Vegas Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.79
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.07
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1954
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4959
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$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
$18.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1285
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12075
$25164

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Las Vegas

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi North Las Vegas
$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2320
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2352
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2266
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2562
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$1586
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$1865
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2144
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2173
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2750
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$1964
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2606
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$1916
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$2016
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2554
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2615
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2143
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2519
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2621
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2526
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2818
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2538
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2599
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2806
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2616
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2533
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2728
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2511
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2660
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2246
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2835
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2569
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2321
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2743
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3110
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2683
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2748

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