Perth vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	2.14M	750K

The cost of living in Perth is 33% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 978th and 2723rd ($2448 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 95th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 10th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Winnipeg

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	Perth	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429