Perth vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$8814
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$2859
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$4660
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$850
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$7874
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.14M	874K

The cost of living in Perth is 38% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 791st and 7th ($2562 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs San Francisco

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	Perth	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$8.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$21216

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3273
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3049
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3204
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3261
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3245
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3102
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3276
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3086
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3310
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4178
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3797
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3588
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2906
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3577
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2822
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2905
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3873
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3075
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2848
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2393
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3181
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2804
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2748
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3234
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3808