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🇦🇺 Buy Property in Sydney, Australia

102 properties from $103K to $1859K

Median Price

$603K

Avg Size

66 m²

Most Common

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Listings

102

About Sydney

Beautiful harbor city with a familiar Western lifestyle, but brace yourself for the price tag -- it's one of the most expensive cities in the world, with one-bedroom rents near the CBD running $2,500+/month. Salaries are higher than the US and worker protections are strong (4 weeks mandatory vacation), so quality of life often evens out. No language barrier, excellent healthcare, and easy beach access make it a soft landing for Americans willing to pay the premium.

102 Listings in Sydney

1025/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$103K

1025/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds24 m²apartment
2105/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$103K

2105/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds25 m²apartment
2117/185 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$103K

2117/185 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds30 m²apartment
1083/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$110K

1083/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds25 m²apartment
2086/185 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$110K

2086/185 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 bedsapartment
3089/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$110K

3089/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 bedsapartment
1094/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$117K

1094/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds34 m²apartment
4044/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$117K

4044/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 bedsapartment
4089/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$117K

4089/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds28 m²apartment
1071/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$121K

1071/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 bedsapartment
101/650 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$121K

101/650 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds15 m²apartment
3076/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$121K

3076/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds34 m²apartment
1098/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$123K

1098/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 bedsapartment
2118/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$134K

2118/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds30 m²apartment
4089/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$137K

4089/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 beds28 m²apartment
4132/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$158K

4132/185-211 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

2 beds55 m²apartment
3134/185 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$172K

3134/185 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

2 beds56 m²apartment
23 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$205K

23 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
3128/185-211 BROADWAY, Ultimo, NSW 2007

$207K

3128/185-211 BROADWAY, Ultimo, NSW 2007

1 bedsapartment
Level 4, 403/389-393 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010

$227K

Level 4, 403/389-393 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010

1 beds12 m²apartment
41/2-8 Dixon Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$269K

41/2-8 Dixon Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
27 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$327K

27 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
51 & 52/8 Macleay Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011

$344K

51 & 52/8 Macleay Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011

1 beds26 m²apartment
32/2 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011

$344K

32/2 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011

1 beds33 m²apartment
16/4 McDonald Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011

$351K

16/4 McDonald Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011

1 beds28 m²apartment
7/128 Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011

$358K

7/128 Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011

1 beds48 m²apartment
21/361 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$365K

21/361 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
926/243-271 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, NSW 2009

$379K

926/243-271 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, NSW 2009

1 bedsapartment
124/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$379K

124/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds56 m²apartment
98/6 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010

$379K

98/6 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010

1 bedsapartment
12/11 Ward Avenue, Potts Point, NSW 2011

$392K

12/11 Ward Avenue, Potts Point, NSW 2011

1 beds31 m²apartment
18/101-103 Macleay Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011

$393K

18/101-103 Macleay Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011

1 beds30 m²apartment
7/103 Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011

$393K

7/103 Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011

1 beds29 m²apartment
1102/38 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$396K

1102/38 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds30 m²apartment
361 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$406K

361 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
1503/433 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$413K

1503/433 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
703/433 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$448K

703/433 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
902/433 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$448K

902/433 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds50 m²apartment
255/569 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$468K

255/569 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds73 m²apartment
602/29 Commonwealth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$482K

602/29 Commonwealth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds52 m²apartment
253/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$492K

253/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds81 m²apartment
321/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$503K

321/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds63 m²apartment
608/37 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$510K

608/37 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds58 m²apartment
2502/393 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$534K

2502/393 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds61 m²apartment
414/23 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$537K

414/23 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds59 m²apartment
26/365 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$541K

26/365 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds75 m²apartment
315/569 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$550K

315/569 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds88 m²apartment
1806/199 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$551K

1806/199 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds65 m²apartment
1564/31-43 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$564K

1564/31-43 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds59 m²apartment
709/35 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$578K

709/35 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds68 m²apartment
1203/161 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$585K

1203/161 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds48 m²apartment
1006/2 Bond Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$603K

1006/2 Bond Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
1911/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$618K

1911/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds69 m²apartment
2602/161 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$620K

2602/161 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
2309/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$620K

2309/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds69 m²apartment
63/533 Kent St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$620K

63/533 Kent St, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds94 m²apartment
3011/91-95 LIVERPOOL STREET, Sydney, NSW 2000

$620K

3011/91-95 LIVERPOOL STREET, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds85 m²apartment
3008/81 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$640K

3008/81 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
1602/653 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$640K

1602/653 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
207/187 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$651K

207/187 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds74 m²apartment
405/27 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$654K

405/27 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
224/158-160 Day St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$675K

224/158-160 Day St, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
170/158-166 Day St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$682K

170/158-166 Day St, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds99 m²apartment
74/57 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$685K

74/57 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
119/361 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$689K

119/361 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds92 m²apartment
74/515 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$720K

74/515 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
1809/98 Gloucester Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$723K

1809/98 Gloucester Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
3403/38 York Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$757K

3403/38 York Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
Lvl 13/188 Day Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$825K

Lvl 13/188 Day Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds57 m²apartment
3009/117 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$826K

3009/117 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds57 m²apartment
1209/28 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$826K

1209/28 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds107 m²apartment
Dual Key/187 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$844K

Dual Key/187 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds86 m²apartment
1704/130 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$861K

1704/130 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds72 m²apartment
909/28 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$861K

909/28 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds125 m²apartment
237/27 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$888K

237/27 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
323/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$895K

323/298 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds135 m²apartment
3709/117 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$895K

3709/117 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds72 m²apartment
3012/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$916K

3012/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
3112/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$930K

3112/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds82 m²apartment
2908/199 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$930K

2908/199 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds19 m²apartment
2207/101 Bathurst St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$930K

2207/101 Bathurst St, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds65 m²apartment
3010/91-93 Liverpool St, Sydney, NSW 2000

$930K

3010/91-93 Liverpool St, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds20 m²apartment
Level 29/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$961K

Level 29/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$964K

101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds86 m²apartment
11E/6 Watermans Quay, Barangaroo, NSW 2000

$998K

11E/6 Watermans Quay, Barangaroo, NSW 2000

1 beds67 m²apartment
133 Liverpool, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.0M

133 Liverpool, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 bedsapartment
4002/343 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.0M

4002/343 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds93 m²apartment
2704/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.0M

2704/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds75 m²apartment
2515/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.0M

2515/91 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds121 m²apartment
314/158-166 Day Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.1M

314/158-166 Day Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

3 beds153 m²apartment
2503/348-352 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.1M

2503/348-352 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds135 m²apartment
4804/93 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.2M

4804/93 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds127 m²apartment
501/35 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.2M

501/35 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds115 m²apartment
3248/65 Tumbalong Boulevard, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.3M

3248/65 Tumbalong Boulevard, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds100 m²apartment
3407/68-70 Market Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.3M

3407/68-70 Market Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
19C/161 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.4M

19C/161 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

1 beds87 m²apartment
1806/60 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.4M

1806/60 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
3102/197 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.5M

3102/197 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
124/361 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.6M

124/361 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

3 beds120 m²apartment
17C/171 Gloucester Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.6M

17C/171 Gloucester Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 beds114 m²apartment
7203/117 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.7M

7203/117 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

2 bedsapartment
705/38 Hickson Road, Sydney, NSW 2000

$1.9M

705/38 Hickson Road, Sydney, NSW 2000

3 bedsapartment

Living in Sydney

What American expats need to know about Australia

Visa

Skills in Demand Visa (Subclass 482) — employer-sponsored, requires 1 year of relevant experience and a salary of at least AU$79,499/yr (from July 2026). After 2 years, eligible for permanent residency via Subclass 186. For retirees, the Investor Retirement Visa (Subclass 405) requires significant assets.

Cost of Living

Comparable to the US overall. Sydney/Melbourne are expensive (rival LA/NYC), but salaries are typically higher. Expect AU$3,000-4,500/mo.

Key Fact

Australia has strict immigration quotas for non-EU workers and your employer must prove no Australian can fill the role. The upside: excellent healthcare, outdoor lifestyle, and high wages.

Life in Australia

Beach mornings before work, barbecues in the backyard with cockatoos overhead, and a sun-drenched lifestyle where everything might kill you but everyone is impossibly relaxed about it.