Perth vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	2.14M	443K

The cost of living in Perth is 32% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1068th and 31st ($2292 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 10th 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	$14.2	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$29266

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846