Sydney vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	5.45M	2.79M

The cost of living in Sydney is 14% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 348th and 897th ($2844 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Toronto

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	Sydney	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$20314

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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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029