Perth vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
98
89
🏙️ Population
2.14M
140K

The cost of living in Perth is 20% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1024th and 204th ($2345 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Iceland, respectively. Check Australia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$6167

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$2136
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$2000
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$1571
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$2013
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$1533
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$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161