Nanyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nanyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1586	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$213	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$366	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$4145
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	99
😀 Quality of life	44	98
🏙️ Population	9.71M	5.45M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8149th and 348th ($578 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 Nanyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nanyang ranked 322nd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7322nd 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	$2.37	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.72	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1639	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.29	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14394	$21946

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$555
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$561
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$544
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$570
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$523
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$554
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$543
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$520
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$594
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$491
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$553
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$596
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$509
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$525
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$518
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$514
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$590
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$598
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$506
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$589
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$591
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$585
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$517
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$518
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$507
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$562
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864