Perth vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	2.14M	737K

The cost of living in Perth is 19% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1024th and 206th ($2345 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 7th and 102nd 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	$15.3	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263