Sydney vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	98	88
🏙️ Population	5.45M	459K

The cost of living in Sydney is 19% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 348th and 1097th ($2844 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 304th 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	$15.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763