Sydney vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	98	48
🏙️ Population	5.45M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sydney is 73% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 348th and 3471st ($2844 vs $1646) 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 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2nd and 6854th 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	$15.8	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$8971

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419