Perth vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.79M

The cost of living in Perth is 6% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 791st and 1059th ($2562 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 11th and 46th 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	$16.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053