Affordability check · Sydney · NSW

Can I afford to live in Mascot on $200,000/yr?

Yes, comfortably
Weekly take-home
$2,690/wk
1BR median rent
$785/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$1,481/wk
Rent share of gross
20%

The verdict

Mascot on $200,000/yr

On $200,000/yr, Mascot is comfortably affordable — about $1,481/wk left after rent, tax and typical living costs.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$136,067
/yr gross
Above 30% rule by
$63,933
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$139,862
/yr
Annual rent
$40,820
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

$200,000/yr gross · $3,846/wk · single household

Tax + Medicare
$1,156/wk
30%
1BR rent
$785/wk
20%
Essentials
$424/wk
11%
Discretionary
$1,481/wk
39%

Essentials use indicative averages (groceries, transport, utilities, insurance, other). Adjust them in the budget tool below.

On $200,000/yr — weekly budget

$1,209/week total

Rent
$785/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Rent trajectory

Mascot quarterly median vs your salary's 30%-rule ceiling

$900$913$925$938$950Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +5.6%
Dashed segments are estimated from the suburb's annual rent change. They will be replaced with actual bond data as new quarters are published.
30% ceiling on $200,000/yr
$1,154/wk
Current median (all beds)
$950/wk
Gap above ceiling
-18%

Mascot rents rose 5.56% over the past year. Rent is currently within reach of the 30% rule on this salary.

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How affordability shifts in Mascot with a pay change

↓ Lower
$180,000/yr
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