Perth vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	98	93
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.79M

The cost of living in Perth is 15% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1654th and 861st ($2075 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Toronto

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	Perth	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095