Salary Equivalence

Sydney

Sydney, Australia — cost-of-living and salary purchasing-power profile with a price-level index of 78.6 (New York City = 100).

Key figures

Price level index78.6
Rent index64.9
Population5,312,000

About Sydney

Sydney has a composite price-level index of 78.6 (New York City = 100) and a rent index of 64.9, making it a moderately priced city. It is home to roughly 5.3 million people and uses the AUD. The calculators below convert any salary to and from Sydney so you can judge a move in real purchasing-power terms rather than raw currency.

The comparisons below show how Sydney stacks up against the alternatives people most often weigh against it, with the specific numbers laid out side by side.

Frequently asked questions

How expensive is Sydney?

Sydney has a composite price-level index of 78.6 (NYC = 100) and a rent index of 64.9.

What currency is used in Sydney?

Sydney uses the AUD.

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Dr. Elena Vasquez
Lead Economist, Cost-of-Living Research

Elena holds a PhD in Economics and has spent 12 years modelling purchasing-power parity and regional price indices.

PhD Economics, LSEFormer OECD statistics fellow
✓ Reviewed by Priya Nair, Data Quality Reviewer.
Last updated 2026-06-01

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