Perth vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$7795
😷 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 38% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1024th and 9th ($2345 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7th and 12th 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	$15.3	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$31050

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610