Sydney vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	100	92
🏙️ Population	4.84M	662K

The cost of living in Sydney is 2% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 745th and 819th ($2539 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 86th 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	$13.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759