Highly recommend Zan Asian Cruisine, Westfield Sydney. $15 for large meal noodles or rice, with any two meats. Gelato at Darling Harbour and Circular Quay is $8 1 scoop or $10 for 2 scoops. Woolworths Wolli Creek is far cheaper than any NZ supermarket. Sydney is about the same price as Auckland and Wellington. The food is so good, you just got to watch how much of it you buy. Novotel Sydney International Airport offers a large bowl of fries for $8, and I must say Australian food portions are far more generous than New Zealand. We struggled to eat one large bowl of fries, and it wasn't cheap fries, good fries for $8.
@Janice Fung NZ. Lower wages, higher GST. Cost of Petrol, Retail items, groceries and especially public transport is higher too. Housing likely will be a bit more expensive in Sydney.
Love this kind of content, Janice! Specially helpful for budget travelers like myself. I’ve been literally planning a 4 day’s itinerary in Sydney and the places you went to are also on my list. The thing I haven’t researched much about yet is where to eat, so thanks heaps! 🍻
nice! there are quite a few places in sydney for tasty cheap eats! in case you need some inspo - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dII03ZNgv58.html
I recently discovered your channel. I love your content. Very informative for tourists like us if we want to visit Sydney. I recently visited Sydney last December and I plan to go back again. I have taken down notes on most of your recommendations. Keep up the good work!
Underground is where i get my coffee every morning. Didn't know Marrickville Pork rolls was in the city. Now that Hunter Arcade has closed I'll be going there for lunch.
Great food recommendations, it really looks delicious and affordable! I am planning a trip to Sydney for Easter and your channel instantly popped into my mind.
God this makes me realise I need to get out more! Been working in the city for a few years but never fully appreciated all these places being so close 😳 Will start having lunch in the gardens from now on 🤟🏻
I was lucky enough to visit Sydney I think 7 years ago yes botanical gardens are a must visit as it is a trip on the Manly Ferry. Sydney did not disappoint it lived up to everything and more I thought it would be. As always an interesting and informative video
Yessssss Mappen and Oiden! I love that place! My go to there is Ontama Hiyashi…tastes exactly like i had in japan. And hell yes to breadtop…i usually get the spring onion roll…as expensive as sydney is, you can do sydney fairly cheaply if you know where to go 😉
Hey Janice, My day with $50 would be in the suburb in parramatta called 9 degrees rock climbing $23 if U has shoes if not it $27. Lunch would be in Westfield parramatta spoilt for chose. Parramatta park is the attraction. End the day at eat street bay vista.
I'd be more busy doing the attractions than worrying about food. But for under $50, I would get Gelato. Zan Asian Cuisine from Westfield Sydney. Manly/Shelly Bay/Coogee/Bondi Beaches, Botanic Garden and walk along the Harbour Bridge are all free. And Opal card public transport is extremely cheap (incl. after any 8 trips, the rest of your trips are half price for rest of the week) compared to public transport in NZ.
Great vlog! Maybe you can do a “best bacon and egg rolls in Sydney” video 😋 If you think seagulls are intrusive, once Eddy and I were at Australian Reptile Park, and a hungry emu ate half of Eddy’s lunch! There was sauce flying everywhere 😂 and the emu had sauce all over its beak 😳😅
I agree with the sea gulls. They're fearless! The best thing about the lockdowns a while back is because no one's around, the sea gulls started going out to sea again to eat fish. But since people are out and about again, they have come back.
Sydney is beautiful to explore when there isnt such a huge crowd of tourists! haha During my college days after class I would explore around the rocks area since my college is situated there. So many cute hidden cafes and restaurants there!
Even though I’m from OZ, everything in this video seems so foreign to me. Allow me to explain, as a teacher in American and British international schools overseas, I’ve been away for a very long time. I Will be back in April 2023. Some places in this video that I used to frequent, are so different now. Thank you for the tour.
Thanks,with transport Opal costs $16 per day&can go as far as Blue Mountains/Central Coast&like thr German bakery nearby&weekend opal is $8.50 all day&can get the Parramatta vesselI think decent cheap eats lunches are my interest,however dislike over processed. Marrickville is of interest to me with loads of boutique breweries,eateries&think nowadays ppl are after value for money without compromising on quality but your lunch looked yummy,cheers
Well, now I really feel to go back to Sydney. Not sure if I can this year, need to fix the house but with your good tips, it will be cheap the next time! Thanks Janice!
Yes the thing about living in Sydney are those birds hehe ..❤I love the places you visited ,a great vlog in our beautiful city and of cause the food thats the main thing you can’t go wrong with a good coffee a roll and those little custard puffs in Chinatown🥰❤️💕..x
Hi Janice, I am one of the owners of Underground Espresso and Di Lorenzo Coffee. I just wanted to thank you for your amazing words about our coffee. I almost fell off my chair when I saw your story. We have an open invitation for you when you have a minute. Thank you again..
thanks so much Zareh! Di Lorenzo used to be my go to coffee spot when I worked in Martin place! will definitely come say Hi next time in in Town hall again!
When you said dinner and the next shots were of Chapayom, I immediately knew it was gonna be Oiden! 😆😆and damn pretty sure the puffs were like 40c like last year. Odd video request - comparing the pork rolls of Sydney, Marrickville is one places for me, but have had comparable ones at Top Ryde, Bankstown and even Cabramatta.
I love this! This is perfect for budget travel & you got to enjoy the ferry to Manly too! Here is what I’d do for $50 a day in Sydney (I tried to choose places which are open everyday too): - Breakfast: Coffee & Donut from Short Stop: $9.50 MCA gallery: free entry Bus to Bondi Beach: $4 - Lunch & Dessert: Vegan pie from Funky Pies: $8.95 1 scoop gelato from Anita Gelato: $6.80 Bus & train to Central: $4 Powerhouse Museum: Free entry - Dinner & Drink: Happy Hour (beer or wine) at 5-7pm daily at Great Southern Bar: $6 (or alternatively for non drinkers - a dessert, Sweet Lu tart $4.30) Roti from Mamak: $10 Alternatively if staying in the city all day: - Breakfast: Coffee & Donut from Short Stop: $9.50 MCA gallery: free entry Walk around The Rocks to Opera House/Royal Botanic Gardens Australian Museum: free entry - Lunch option 1: Classic Burger from Betty Burgers: $11.90 Pancake to go from Gram Pancakes: $6.50 - Lunch option 2: Pies from Wholegreen Bakery CBD Cafe: $9.90 -or- BBQ Pork Roll from August Banh Mi Plus at Myer foodcourt: $8 Small juice or smoothie from Top Juice: $7.50 Bus to Chau Chak Wing Museum: $3.20 (or can also opt to walk for free for approx. 36 min!) Chau Chak Wing Museum and/or White Rabbit Gallery: free entry - Dinner: Roti from Alex Lee Kitchen -or- dumplings from Shanghai Dumpling Bar at Spice Alley: $9.90 or $10.80 Beer at The Clare Bar: $8 -or- 1 scoop gelato from Anita Gelato: $6.80
Lived in Sydney for a year. With $50 you barely get by in a day, and I wasn't seeking expensive places to eat at. I'm afraid prices much have become even worse since I left.
IKEA is also a good place to go if you are into it. Althougth they cancel the 2 dollar hotdog and soft drink (unlimited refill) combo, it's still like only 50 cents increase in price.
If you can hold your appetite there are various Food Hall late lunch boxes for under $9 and Meat & Wine Co Barangaroo there is a $7 happy hour beer with water views, cocktails are cheap too. Saigon Rolls at Chatswood station is my fav Banh Mi and used to be less than $9, but it may have gone up.
I definitely felt the price hike in food and drink when i was there less than a week ago to be with my fiance. Spent a months there and yeah, it's getting alot more expensive. Your video helps majorly. By the way, BreadTop is pretty much similar to BreakTalk here in SG so i guess it's a small taste of home..but at vastly different prices..lol
If for budget traveller, try doing city and ferry tour on Sun so Transport cost is capped at $8.40, so good. If you are in city, Hunter Connection Food Court used to have very good value lunch.
let me know what you guys think of the ferry & garden! what kinda food were you thinking? there's a Taiwanese place called Sunflower Taiwanese, if you're feeling like ramen, manpuku is pretty good, or Japanese BBQ, there's Choji Yakinuku. Kaido Sushi is my favourite place to get sushi, but it is always sooooo packed
OMG legit awesome packed video Janice! Where do I start, I come out with 5 veggies from Woolies and it costs $50 at least haha. Love Rollers, I agree with Marrickville pork rolls love em, I wanna go to Royal Botanical gardens now lol
Hi Janice, I was curious to know if Sydney Australia has any resorts for travelers. If not, do people usually just stay in AirBnbs or all inclusive hotels?
There is one takeaway cafe that does pretty cheap Bacon & Egg Rolls (available from 5:30am till about 7:30-8am or until sold out) above Wynyard station top level, near the Carrington St exit to Wynyard Park Bus interchange called San Jose Place. Pre-Covid they were like $5.00 but now price increased to $6.50.
The 170X bus, the only direct service from Manly to Wynyard (CBD) only runs in the morning, between 6am and 9am. You will have to take a bus to Neutral Bay, then another to the city at other times. Rollers Cafe in Manly is charging $12.00 for a sausage roll. Way too much. It should be half that peice.
I just went to rollers yesterday, after seeing it had a high rating online. Actually disappointing, I had 2 pastries which I rated 3.5/5, and they cost $23.
So cool, $50 would probably get me one ubereats delivery with a bit of change leftover. Happy video #299! It’s a great accomplishment and I hope there are many more to come!
loved this! looks light a great time on a budget. I've gone to NYC for less than $500 for a three day trip including roundtrip airfare, transport while there, lodging, food, and entertainment/activities. I do live on the east coast of the US so I'm cheating a bit on the airfare. it's great to figure out how to travel cheap to be able to do it more even if you can't ball out.
An ibis once swooped my burrito from a night market once. That thing had NO BUSINESS being airboune. 😤 Glad to see references to Mappen! That was my go-to in uni. Also, I must have become desensitised to Sydney prices. I was really worried that you were trying to keep to a $50 budget for a WHOLE day going out
