Oakland vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	441K	5.45M

The cost of living in Oakland is 23% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 90th and 649th ($3254 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 45th and 3rd 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	$30.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$19140

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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