Miami vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	442K	5.45M

The cost of living in Miami is 20% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 118th and 649th ($3178 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 119th and 3rd 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	$27	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$19140

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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