Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
The largest city and financial centre, with some of the least affordable housing in the world relative to income.
- Population
- 5,450,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 100 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- A$2,600 – A$3,600
- One-bed, outside centre
- A$1,900 – A$2,600
- Monthly budget, one adult
- A$4,000 – A$5,800
Indicative
Getting around
Train, metro, light rail, bus and ferry under one Opal fare system.
What people work in here
- Finance
- Technology
- Professional services
- Healthcare
Cost of living
We do not hold a Sydney cost series, so this is the Australia country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | A$1,700 – A$3,000 |
| Food | A$550 – A$900 |
| Utilities | A$180 – A$350 |
| Internet | A$70 – A$110 |
| Transport | A$150 – A$400 |
| Healthcare | A$0 – A$250 |
| Everything else | A$350 – A$750 |
| Total | A$3,000 – A$5,760 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | A$6,912 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. Temporary visa holders are generally outside Medicare unless their country has a reciprocal agreement, which pushes the healthcare line up.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the Australia guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.