London vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.14M

The cost of living in London is 53% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 20th and 978th ($3740 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Perth. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 12th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Perth

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	London	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$15409

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894