Perth vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.87M

The cost of living in Perth is 35% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1068th and 2685th ($2292 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 10th and 230th 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	$14.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$9800

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229