Cost of Living in Perth, Australia

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2075
$4845
🛋️ Without rent
$877
$2921
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1197
$1925
🍽️ Food
$531
$1358
🚐 Transport
$206
$553
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3655
😀 Quality of life
98
🏙️ Population
2.14M

The average cost of living in Perth is $2075, which is in the top 18% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1654th out of 9294 in our global list and 7th out of 64 in Australia.

The median after-tax salary is $3655, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months. Ranked 6th (TOP 0.1%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 3rd best city to live in Australia. With an estimated population of 2.14M, Perth is the 4th largest city in Australia.

✈️ Closest airport 10 km Perth International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 5.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 177 University of Western Australia
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Prices in Perth

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
 Cappuccino
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11252

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