Sydney vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	5.45M	449K

The cost of living in Sydney is 25% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 348th and 13th ($2844 vs $3784) 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 2nd and 9th 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	$15.8	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$24322

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171