Perth vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.21M

The cost of living in Perth is 134% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 791st and 5029th ($2562 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 11th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Perth	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634