Perth vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.03M

The cost of living in Perth is 11% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 978th and 1464th ($2448 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Austria, respectively. Check Australia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 10th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Vienna

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	Perth	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989