Maoming vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	6.17M	5.45M

The cost of living in Maoming is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6772nd and 649th ($773 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6717th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Sydney

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	Maoming	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$19140

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710