Perth vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	98	86
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.6M

The cost of living in Perth is 76% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1654th and 4534th ($2075 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Taipei

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	Perth	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$19749

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581