Perth vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	98	100
🏙️ Population	2.14M	449K

The cost of living in Perth is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1191st and 23rd ($2338 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 12th and 2nd 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	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041