Sydney vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	99	73
🏙️ Population	4.84M	518K

The cost of living in Sydney is 167% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 312th and 5301st ($2801 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 409th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 4th and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Utsunomiya

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	Sydney	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036