Perth vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	2.14M	662K

The cost of living in Perth is 12% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1024th and 512th ($2345 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 7th and 100th 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	$15.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$16245

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743