Perth vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	98	100
🏙️ Population	2.14M	4.84M

The cost of living in Perth is 18% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1654th and 745th ($2075 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Ranked 3rd vs 2nd best cities to live in Australia, and 6th 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	$13.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$17957

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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	$1668
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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683