New York City vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.14M

The cost of living in New York City is 114% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3rd and 1654th ($4441 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Perth. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 22nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Perth

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	New York City	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$11252

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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