Perth vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$2096
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3927
$4329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
98
93
🏙️ Population
2.14M
1.6M

The cost of living in Perth is 10% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1191st and 744th ($2338 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 660th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Philadelphia

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Perth Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.17
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1454
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2492
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5455
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4695
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.5
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1856
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13377
$15283

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Cities near Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1701
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2051
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1853
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1857
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$531
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$489
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$402
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$834
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$588
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$440
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$384
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$409
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$470
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$447
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$457
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$512
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$513
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$456
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$445
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$413
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886