Phoenix vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.61M	5.45M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 17% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1175th and 348th ($2357 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 134th 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	$18.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$21946

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864