Perth vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.14M	664K

The cost of living in Perth is 4% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 791st and 649th ($2562 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 11th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Rotterdam

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	Perth	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799