Canberra vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	84	98
🏙️ Population	381K	2.14M

The cost of living in Canberra is 2% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1768th and 1654th ($2023 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 388th vs 6th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Perth

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	Canberra	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$11252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645