Sydney vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	99	25
😀 Quality of life	98	46
🏙️ Population	5.45M	6.23M

The cost of living in Sydney is 377% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 348th and 7971st ($2844 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 2nd and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Xinyang

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	Sydney	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$8982

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$590
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$594
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$596
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$591
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$561
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$639
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$599
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$543
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$653
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$578
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$556
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$598
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$554
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$570
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$601
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$657
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$615
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$645
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$491
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$589
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$544
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$682
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$647
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$509
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$651
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$518
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$523
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$634
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$562