Perth vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$2916
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	98	85
🏙️ Population	2.14M	216K

The cost of living in Perth is 13% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1654th and 2289th ($2075 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Australia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Wellington

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	Perth	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$11415

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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	$1669
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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604