Perth vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$3197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	18
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	2.14M	216K

The cost of living in Perth is 20% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 978th and 1932nd ($2448 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Wellington. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 10th and 484th 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	$15.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$13419

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865