Sacramento vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
87
100
🏙️ Population
525K
5.45M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 6% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 605th and 370th ($2682 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd 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 Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 347th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Sydney

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Sacramento Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$25164

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848

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