Perth vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 38% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 978th and 8th ($2448 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 10th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs San Jose, United States

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	Perth	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212