Sydney vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	100	98
🏙️ Population	4.84M	449K

The cost of living in Sydney is 23% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 745th and 59th ($2539 vs $3296) 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 1.7 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 5th 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	$13.7	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$29610

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717