Perth vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.43M

The cost of living in Perth is 24% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 791st and 1833rd ($2562 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs San Antonio

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	Perth	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093