Sydney vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	100	93
🏙️ Population	4.84M	2.79M

The cost of living in Sydney is 3% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 745th and 861st ($2539 vs $2453) 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 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 59th 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	$13.7	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$17118

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095