Oakland vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	441K	2.14M

The cost of living in Oakland is 43% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 182nd and 1654th ($2968 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 Oakland compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 38th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Perth

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	Oakland	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$11252

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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