Perth vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.14M	737K

The cost of living in Perth is 22% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 978th and 142nd ($2448 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 32nd 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	$15.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173