Sydney vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	100	75
🏙️ Population	5.45M	518K

The cost of living in Sydney is 151% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 649th and 5190th ($2640 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 187th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 3rd and 2064th 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	$13.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$14928

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004