Perth vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	2.14M	449K

The cost of living in Perth is 35% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 978th and 13th ($2448 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 10th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Zurich

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	Perth	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171