Perth vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	2.14M	690K

The cost of living in Perth is 34% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1654th and 96th ($2075 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 86th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Washington

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	Perth	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$24653

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979