Perth vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	88
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	2.14M	653K

The cost of living in Perth is 8% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 791st and 456th ($2562 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 392nd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Portland

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	Perth	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783