Sydney vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	99	98
🏙️ Population	4.84M	447K

The cost of living in Sydney is 17% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 312th and 41st ($2801 vs $3392) 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 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 2 months in Zurich. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4th 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	$15.3	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$20539

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843