Sydney vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	99	89
🏙️ Population	4.84M	459K

The cost of living in Sydney is 25% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 312th and 1277th ($2801 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 4th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Virginia Beach

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	Sydney	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701