Cost of living in Sydney 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Sydney, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
68.6
31% cheaper than New York
SydneyUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 3,495 AUD $2,452
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,403 AUD $1,686
3-bed apartment, centre 7,099 AUD $4,980
Room in shared flat 1,202 AUD $843
Buy price per m2 18,395 AUD $12,904
Living cost excl. rent 1,775 AUD $1,245
Typical net salary 5,776 AUD $4,052
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.