Perth vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	98	97
🏙️ Population	2.14M	874K

The cost of living in Perth is 43% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1191st and 5th ($2338 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 20th 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	$14	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$18564

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765