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Oceania
Sydney
Australia
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Sydney compare to Vancouver?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Sydney is 17% worse off vs in Vancouver
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Sydney compared to Vancouver, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$72,901
-$8,022 (-10%) vs Vancouver
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Sydney compare to Vancouver?
Sydney has better overall weather
8.7/10(vs 4.7/10 in Vancouver)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
22°C(vs 14°C in Vancouver)
Average Low
15°C(vs 8°C in Vancouver)
Sunshine Hours
2,468h/yr+531h/yr(+27%)
Average High in hottest month
26°C(vs 22°C in Vancouver)
Average Low in coldest month
9°C(vs 2°C in Vancouver)
Rainy Days
85/yr-47/yr(-36%)
Muggy Days
36/yr+36/yr(+18050%)
Cloud Cover
30%(vs 58% in Vancouver)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Sydney compare to Vancouver?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Sydney compared to Vancouver?
Avg. Property Price
$10,315 / m²
19% more expensive than Vancouver
SWE Affordability
11.3 years
2.8 years longer than Vancouver
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Sydney has around 14 Luma events listed.
That's 42% fewer events than Vancouver.
Salary Converter
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