Perth vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	96	100
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.45M

The cost of living in Perth is 10% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 791st and 370th ($2562 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in Australia, and 11th vs 2nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sydney

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	Perth	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863