Sydney vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	99	90
🏙️ Population	4.84M	385K

The cost of living in Sydney is 5% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 312th and 497th ($2801 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 439th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tampa

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	Sydney	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$14056

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369