Sydney vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$819
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	99	58
🏙️ Population	4.84M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sydney is 81% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 312th and 3466th ($2801 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Australia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Victoria

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	Sydney	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482