Sydney vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	100	97
🏙️ Population	5.45M	452K

The cost of living in Sydney is 26% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 370th and 11th ($2844 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 2nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Zurich

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	Sydney	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$26431

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117