Perth vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
98
90
🏙️ Population
2.14M
568K

The cost of living in Perth is 3% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1024th and 890th ($2345 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 7th and 138th 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
$15.3
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655