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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	98	93
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 41% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1191st and 6th ($2338 vs $3952) 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 12th and 88th 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	$14	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254