Perth vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$5811
😷 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 25% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1024th and 93rd ($2345 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 74th 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 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 7th and 41st 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	$15.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948