Seattle vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	99
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	737K	4.84M

The cost of living in Seattle is 4% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 206th and 312th ($2908 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 102nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Sydney

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	Seattle	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$18951

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754