Oakland vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	93	100
🏙️ Population	441K	5.45M

The cost of living in Oakland is 15% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 95th and 370th ($3273 vs $2844) 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 70th and 2nd 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	$24.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$25164

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863