Perth vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.75M

The cost of living in Perth is 18% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 978th and 1819th ($2448 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 10th and 179th 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	$15.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$12431

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358