Denver vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	716K	2.14M

The cost of living in Denver is 31% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 463rd and 1654th ($2717 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 158th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Perth

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	Denver	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$11252

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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	$1668
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