Perth vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.14M	662K

The cost of living in Perth is 4% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 978th and 822nd ($2448 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 10th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Vancouver

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	Perth	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$21986

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915