Sydney vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	4.84M	690K

The cost of living in Sydney is 11% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 318th and 96th ($2741 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Washington

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	Sydney	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$28279

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846