Perth vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.14M	690K

The cost of living in Perth is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1068th and 96th ($2292 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 82nd 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 1.6 months in Perth compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 10th and 22nd 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	$14.2	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$28279

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Cities near Perth

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846