Oakland vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	441K	4.84M

The cost of living in Oakland is 12% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 91st and 312th ($3146 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 38th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Sydney

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	Oakland	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$18951

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

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