Perth vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.39M

The cost of living in Perth is 30% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 978th and 50th ($2448 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 38th 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 San Diego. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs San Diego

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	Perth	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804