Perth vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	2.14M	24.7K

The cost of living in Perth is 49% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 978th and 3471st ($2448 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Australia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 10th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Victoria

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	Perth	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419