Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Delft Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 14.5% more expensive than Delft.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 26.2% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Sydney are more expensive than in Delft. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Sydney. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Sydney.

Planning a move to Australia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Sydney vs. Delft Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Delft, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 19.6% less for restaurants

	Delft	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$17.41 A$25.04	-22.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$11.84 A$17.03	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.85 €3.43	$2.81 A$4.04	-27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$2.22 A$3.19	-25.1%
Average			-19.6%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Delft	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 €1.86	$2.85 A$4.09	+36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.06 €7.18	$5.93 A$8.54	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 €4.59	$6.42 A$9.24	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.07 €4.51	$5.56 A$7.99	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.07 €6.29	$4.34 A$6.24	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.81 A$2.60	+43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$1.45 A$2.09	+31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.56 A$2.24	+82.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.10 €1.87	$1.98 A$2.85	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.48 A$2.12	+62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$1.07 A$1.54	+1.1%
Average			+14.6%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Delft	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.35 €8.32	$5.40 A$7.77	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.38 €69.76	$151.36 A$217.75	+93.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.23 €26.91	$16.24 A$23.36	-46.3%
Average			-17.9%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.2% more for housing

	Delft	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.88 €37.27	$56.21 A$80.87	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,702.00 €1,514.84	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,392.20 €1,239.11	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.08 €181.64	$168.46 A$242.35	-17.5%
Average			+26.2%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Delft	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,579.14 €1,405.49	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+39.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,673.62 €5,939.77	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+326.2%
Average			+143.4%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Delft	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.16 €5.48	$7.66 A$11.02	+24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 €3.53	$3.97 A$5.72	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.46	$44.55 A$64.09	+218.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.06 €36.54	$75.28 A$108.30	+83.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$17.41 A$25.04	+15.1%
Average			+41.4%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Delft	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.10 €75.74	$78.68 A$113.19	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.99 €43.60	$69.62 A$100.16	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.70 €80.73	$111.40 A$160.26	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.76 €133.30	$133.24 A$191.68	-11.0%
Average			+9.5%

Delft vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Delft vs. Sydney

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Sydney?

More cost comparisons

Delft vs.

Ho Chi Minh City

Delft vs.

Warsaw

Delft vs.

Lima

Delft vs.

Vienna

Delft vs.

Athens

Delft vs.

Rome

Delft vs.

Quito

Delft vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Netherlands vs. Australia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Netherlands and Australia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Delft

Add prices for Sydney

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sydney or Delft. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.