Phoenix vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.61M	4.84M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 6% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 955th and 745th ($2395 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 146th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Sydney

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	Phoenix	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$17957

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683