New York City vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.14M

The cost of living in New York City is 72% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4th and 978th ($4207 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 18th and 10th 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	$23.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$15409

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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