Perth vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	2.14M	216K

The cost of living in Perth is 25% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1191st and 2432nd ($2338 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.8 months in Wellington. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 12th and 358th 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	$14	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$12047

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811