Austin vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	962K	2.14M

The cost of living in Austin is 0.1% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 985th and 978th ($2444 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 6th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 217th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Perth

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	Austin	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$15409

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894