Sydney vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$2464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	99	87
🏙️ Population	4.84M	750K

The cost of living in Sydney is 60% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 312th and 2708th ($2801 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 4th and 250th 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	$15.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750