Perth vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.14M	985K

The cost of living in Perth is 3% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 978th and 849th ($2448 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Sweden, respectively. Check Australia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 10th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Stockholm

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	Perth	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516