Sydney vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	98	88
🏙️ Population	5.45M	750K

The cost of living in Sydney is 55% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 348th and 2723rd ($2844 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Winnipeg

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	Sydney	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429