Nanyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nanyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$632	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1713	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$732	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	38	100
🏙️ Population	9.71M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7346th and 745th ($632 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nanyang compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Nanyang ranked 320th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7198th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Sydney

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	Nanyang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3166	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12899	$17957

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683