Perth vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	98	89
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.75M

The cost of living in Perth is 16% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1191st and 1942nd ($2338 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 12th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Rome

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	Perth	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323