Perth vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	79
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.14M	568K

The cost of living in Perth is 23% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 791st and 1777th ($2562 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 28th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 11th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Surrey

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	Perth	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$12113

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797