Sydney vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	98	97
🏙️ Population	4.84M	443K

The cost of living in Sydney is 19% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 318th and 31st ($2741 vs $3380) 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 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3rd 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	$14.4	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$29266

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846