Nanyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nanyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$581	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1592	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$207	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$355	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$623	$4008
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	99
😀 Quality of life	43	100
🏙️ Population	9.71M	5.45M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7983rd and 649th ($581 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 239th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nanyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nanyang ranked 352nd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7334th and 3rd 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	$2.81	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$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	$209	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2934	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1589	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.11	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$19140

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$553
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$552
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$535
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$555
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$525
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$580
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$542
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$553
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$523
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$582
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$507
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$517
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$583
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$517
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$513
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$518
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$522
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$510
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$574
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$503
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$513
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$575
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$579
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$505
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$515
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$506
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$546
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489

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