Perth vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	2.14M	525K

The cost of living in Perth is 14% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 978th and 346th ($2448 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 285th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sacramento

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	Perth	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859