Perth vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	2.14M	447K

The cost of living in Perth is 31% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1024th and 41st ($2345 vs $3392) 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 2 months in Zurich. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7th and 6th 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	$15.3	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$20539

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Cities near Perth

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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843