Perth vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$4178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.61M

The cost of living in Perth is 6% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 791st and 1041st ($2562 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Phoenix

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	Perth	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$21660

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804