Sacramento vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	525K	5.45M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 0.1% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 346th and 348th ($2846 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 376th 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	$20.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$21946

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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