Sydney vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	100	100
🏙️ Population	5.45M	449K

The cost of living in Sydney is 28% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 649th and 23rd ($2640 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 3rd and 2nd 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	$13.9	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$22875

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041