Canberra vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$3624
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	82	96
🏙️ Population	381K	2.14M

The cost of living in Canberra is 14% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 522nd and 1068th ($2604 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Ranked 7th vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 367th vs 10th 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	$32.8	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$12548

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693