Perth vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	98	93
🏙️ Population	2.14M	737K

The cost of living in Perth is 26% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1191st and 125th ($2338 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 92nd 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 Seattle. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Seattle

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	Perth	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114