Sydney vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	5.45M	6.71M

The cost of living in Sydney is 208% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 348th and 6200th ($2844 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 2nd and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Yancheng

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	Sydney	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002