Perth vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	98	48
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.94M

The cost of living in Perth is 169% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1654th and 6559th ($2075 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Surat

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	Perth	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$1261

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340