Canberra vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Canberra | Perth | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Canberra is 2% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 929th and 1024th ($2393 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 393rd vs 7th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Goulburn | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Wollongong | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bathurst | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Orange | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Blacktown | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Parramatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Kellyville | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Sydney | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Dee Why | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Griffith | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dubbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Shepparton | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Newcastle | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Traralgon | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Pakenham | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Berwick | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Dandenong | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | South Yarra | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Bendigo | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Melbourne | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Sunbury | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Frankston | |
| 485 km or 302 mi | Melton | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Tarneit | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Geelong | |
| 535 km or 332 mi | Ballarat | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Armidale | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Mildura | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Devonport | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Launceston | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Hobart | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Toowoomba |
Cities near Perth
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 156 km or 97 mi | Bunbury | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Busselton | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Geraldton | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Albany | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Kalgoorlie | |
| 1989 km or 1236 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1991 km or 1237 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 2130 km or 1323 mi | Adelaide | |
| 2357 km or 1465 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 2456 km or 1526 mi | Mildura | |
| 2513 km or 1562 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 2550 km or 1584 mi |  Kupang | |
| 2590 km or 1609 mi | Denpasar | |
| 2599 km or 1615 mi | Mataram | |
| 2608 km or 1620 mi | Ubud | |
| 2609 km or 1621 mi | Bali | |
| 2621 km or 1629 mi | Ballarat | |
| 2628 km or 1633 mi | Bima | |
| 2652 km or 1648 mi | Bendigo | |
| 2655 km or 1650 mi | Darwin | |
| 2672 km or 1660 mi | Geelong | |
| 2680 km or 1665 mi | Blitar | |
| 2687 km or 1669 mi | Malang | |
| 2687 km or 1670 mi | Melton | |
| 2696 km or 1675 mi | Tarneit | |
| 2698 km or 1676 mi | Sunbury | |
| 2699 km or 1677 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 2700 km or 1678 mi | Batu | |
| 2705 km or 1681 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 2713 km or 1686 mi | Kediri | |
| 2721 km or 1690 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 2722 km or 1691 mi | Melbourne | |
| 2724 km or 1693 mi | South Yarra | |
| 2730 km or 1696 mi |  Maliana | |
| 2740 km or 1703 mi | Frankston | |
| 2741 km or 1703 mi | Ainaro | |
| 2742 km or 1703 mi | Madiun | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Yogyakarta | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Dandenong |