Perth vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	2.14M	452K

The cost of living in Perth is 34% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 791st and 11th ($2562 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Australia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 11th 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	$16.4	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$26431

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117