Cost of living comparison
Perth is 26.3% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Perth instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.25
|
$18.63
£14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.08
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.80
|
$4.63
£3.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.03
|
$3.43
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.22
|
$0.68
£0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$0.84
£0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$0.96
£0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.47
£0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.48
£0.39
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.04
|
$7.18
£5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.64
|
$62.11
£49.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
$29,810.41
£23,757.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.45
|
$17.85
£14.23
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
$36.43
£29.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
$590.00
£470.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
$481.31
£383.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
$197.09
£157.07
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
$967.46
£771.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
$14,128.89
£11,259.88
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$4.04
£3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.29
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.48
|
$41.30
£32.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.73
|
$9.63
£7.67
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
$78.67
£62.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
$34.62
£27.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
$63.66
£50.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.32
|
$65.21
£51.97
|
|
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