🇦🇺 2 cities in Australia, sorted by daily travel budget. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated September 2026
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 SydneyBig city | $256 | $6,227 | A$20 | A$5.5 |
| 🇦🇺 MelbourneBig city | $324 | $6,213 | A$22 | A$6 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
With a mid-range room, between $256 and $324 a day depending on the city — about $290 on average. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
Short-term rental plus living costs runs $6,227–$6,227 by city, about $6,220 on average.
By daily budget, Sydney ($256/day) is the cheapest and Melbourne ($324/day) the most expensive.