Miami vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	442K	4.84M

The cost of living in Miami is 11% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 103rd and 312th ($3103 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 109th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Sydney

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	Miami	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$18951

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754