Perth vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$4982
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$2429
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$2869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
17
😀 Quality of life
98
84
🏙️ Population
2.14M
216K

The cost of living in Perth is 5% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1024th and 1293rd ($2345 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Australia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7th and 353rd 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
$15.3
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$7.67
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$81
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1844
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1406
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1334
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1318
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1640
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1573
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1205
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1447
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1403
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1981
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1569
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1274
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1671
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1654
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1791
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1879
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1634
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1939
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1848
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2205
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1916
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1463
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1531
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1928
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1700