Perth vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5119
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$1352
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2099
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3624
$818
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
8
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
2.14M
24.7K

The cost of living in Perth is 43% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1068th and 3034th ($2292 vs $1608) 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 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 10th and 5511th 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
$14.2
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7584
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6088
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1668
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12548
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524