Sydney vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	4.84M	662K

The cost of living in Sydney is 6% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 312th and 512th ($2801 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Vancouver

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	Sydney	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743