Cost of Living in

New South Wales

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1636 $4830
Without rent $839 $2847
Rent & Utilities $978.38 $1504.2
Food $510 $1337
Transport $67.83 $184.2
Monthly salary after tax $3995.74
Quality of life 84.57
Life expectancy 82.86
English speaking % 94.45%
Population 74.8K

The cost of living in New South Wales is $1636, which is 1 times more expensive than the average in New South Wales. New South Wales ranked th most expensive in New South Wales.

The average salary after taxes in New South Wales is $3995.74, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months.

New South Wales
We calculate prices for New South Wales State as a population-weighted mean of 61 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1636 /
Without rent $839 /
Rent & Utilities $978.38 /
Food $510 /
Transport $67.83 /
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 920.23$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 876$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1944.33$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1146.22$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 106.52$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 181.88$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 56.89$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 7.07$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 6476$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 4838$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 15.18$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 74.15$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 8.55$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 7.28$
Cappuccino 2.97$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 2.1$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 3.21$
Monthly ticket local transport 81.93$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 19.71$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 1.23$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.27$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 1.63$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.84$
Eggs, x12 3.92$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 10.13$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 8.32$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 12.33$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.64$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.71$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.14$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.6$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.79$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.8$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.79$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.81$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 11.76$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 3.78$
Cigarette pack 23.63$
Cold medicince, 1 week 6.31$
Hair Shampoo 6.16$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.94$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 3.79$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 45.18$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 10.79$
Doctor's visit 64.3$
Haircut, simple 23.1$
Brand Jeans 66.95$
Brand Sneakers 100.61$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 1696.29$
International Primary School, 1 year 23347$
Cost of living in other countries
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Cost of living in Cities by population

Coffs Harbour (New South Wales)

Population 89.8K
Cost of living $2097

Taree

Population 88.7K
Cost of living $1867

Singleton

Population 88.4K
Cost of living $1921

Maitland (New South Wales)

Population 87.4K
Cost of living $2076

Raymond Terrace

Population 87.3K
Cost of living $1903

Banora Point

Population 83.3K
Cost of living $1446

Byron Bay

Population 82.6K
Cost of living $1920

Ballina

Population 82.3K
Cost of living $1698

Lismore

Population 81.4K
Cost of living $1776

Forster

Population 81.3K
Cost of living $1562

Kempsey

Population 81.0K
Cost of living $2137

Casino

Population 80.9K
Cost of living $2057

Newcastle

Population 76.4K
Cost of living $1579

Tweed Heads

Population 74.8K
Cost of living $1636

Cessnock

Population 74.3K
Cost of living $1910

Armidale

Population 74.0K
Cost of living $1926

Grafton (New South Wales)

Population 71.1K
Cost of living $1737

Port Macquarie (New South Wales)

Population 70.3K
Cost of living $1716

Yamba

Population 69.3K
Cost of living $1891

Goonellabah

Population 64.9K
Cost of living $1972

Inverell

Population 61.2K
Cost of living $1901

Wilcannia

Population 54.9K
Cost of living $1646

Albury

Population 54.8K
Cost of living $2005

Deniliquin

Population 54.8K
Cost of living $2141

Leeton

Population 54.3K
Cost of living $1552

Griffith (New South Wales)

Population 52.1K
Cost of living $2064

Broken Hill

Population 50.0K
Cost of living $1894

Sydney (New South Wales)

Population 48.8K
Cost of living $1520

Dubbo (New South Wales)

Population 46.3K
Cost of living $1694

Lithgow

Population 46.0K
Cost of living $2072

Forbes

Population 45.3K
Cost of living $1909

Gunnedah

Population 45.2K
Cost of living $1996

Katoomba

Population 45.1K
Cost of living $1675

Muswellbrook

Population 43.7K
Cost of living $1723

Kiama

Population 43.2K
Cost of living $2064

Wagga Wagga (New South Wales)

Population 43.1K
Cost of living $2023

Parkes

Population 42.7K
Cost of living $1979

Cowra

Population 42.6K
Cost of living $2003

Bathurst (New South Wales)

Population 41.8K
Cost of living $1570

Batemans Bay

Population 41.6K
Cost of living $1916

Tumut

Population 41.4K
Cost of living $1792

Merimbula

Population 40.5K
Cost of living $1768

Quakers Hill

Population 39.8K
Cost of living $1450

Penrith

Population 39.1K
Cost of living $1475

Orange

Population 39.0K
Cost of living $2079

Queanbeyan

Population 37.3K
Cost of living $1892

Moss Vale

Population 37.1K
Cost of living $1622

Ulladulla

Population 36.6K
Cost of living $1855

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Monaco
$7654
2Sydney
$2923
3Lindon
$2861
4Northern Territory
$2673
5Melbourne (Australia)
$2651
6Perth
$2533
7South Australia
$2493
8Brisbane
$2453
9Tasmania (Australia)
$2437
10Parramatta
$2249
11Western Australia
$2246
12Bunbury
$2225
13Feldkirch
$2217
14Adelaide (Australia)
$2212
15Queensland
$2198
16Southport (Australia)
$2187
17Berri
$2119
18Canberra
$2110
19Berwick (Australia)
$2104
20Launceston
$2104
21Ayr
$2084
22Geelong
$2082
23Coffs Harbour
$2045
24Peterborough
$2043
25Tarneit
$2040
26Ararat (Australia)
$2025
27Hobart (Australia)
$2014
28Innsbruck
$2008
29Sunshine Coast
$1991
30Sunbury (Australia)
$1966
31Graz
$1948
32Ipswich (Australia)
$1942
33Port Macquarie
$1927
34Rutherford (Australia)
$1919
35Pakenham
$1915
36Shepparton
$1895
37Klosterneuburg
$1885
38Geraldton
$1882
39Gold Coast
$1871
40Leonding
$1852
41Ormeau
$1842
42Bundaberg
$1820
43Darwin
$1781
44Gisborne (Australia)
$1781
45Clare
$1773
46Kingston (Australia)
$1760
47Lara (Australia)
$1751
48Bregenz
$1744
49Toowoomba
$1728
50Richmond (Australia)
$1725
51Dornbirn
$1717
52Leopold
$1710
53Modling
$1709
54Melton
$1687
55Hallein
$1681
56Linz
$1674
57Frankston
$1673
58Bathurst
$1670
59Hervey Bay
$1670
60Newcastle (Australia)
$1657
61Krems an der Donau
$1649
62Dubbo
$1647
63New South Wales
$1636
64Rockhampton
$1632
65Morawa
$1620
66Mildura
$1614
67Kapfenberg
$1597
68Australian Capital Territory
$1589
69Ganserndorf
$1588
70Blacktown
$1584
71Amstetten
$1582
72Albany
$1567
73Gladstone
$1554
74Hoppers Crossing
$1543
75Lower Austria
$1543
76Kalgoorlie
$1538
77Burgenland
$1527
78Cairns
$1516
79Dandenong
$1500
80Scottsdale
$1496
81Baden bei Wien
$1492
82Lustenau
$1490
83Klagenfurt
$1483
84Armavir
$1451
85Caloundra
$1445
86Yerevan
$1436
87Scone
$1428
88Vayots Dzor
$1420
89Wollongong
$1413
90Ballarat
$1411
91Carinthia (Austria)
$1408
92Orange (Australia)
$1381
93Wagga Wagga
$1362
94Korneuburg
$1359
95Kotayk
$1351
96Leoben
$1324
97Panama
$1234
98Ashtarak
$1232
99Bendigo
$1225
100Tashir
$1179
101Baden (Austria)
$1150
102Masis
$1116
103Shirak
$1093
104Townsville
$1089
105Kapan
$926
106Vanadzor
$913
107Goris
$887
108Guatemala
$876
109Bono East
$841
110Spitak
$824
111Gegharkunik
$799
112Gyumri
$726
113Djibouti
$666
114Tavush
$647
115Gemena
$644
116Syunik
$628
117Lori
$583
118Ontario (Australia)
$481
119Victoria (Australia)
$412

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