Sydney vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	99	40
🏙️ Population	4.84M	6.71M

The cost of living in Sydney is 196% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 312th and 5996th ($2801 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 4th and 6953rd 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	$15.3	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028