Perth vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	98	88
🏙️ Population	2.14M	525K

The cost of living in Perth is 17% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1191st and 362nd ($2338 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 307th 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 98th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 309th 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	$14	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850