Cost of living comparison

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Oakville vs. Perth Cost of Living Summary

Oakville is 3.3% cheaper than Perth.

Restaurants
pay 3.4% less in Oakville
Groceries
pay 11.2% more in Oakville
Transportation
pay 3.5% less in Oakville
Housing
pay 6.8% more in Oakville
Childcare
pay 5.6% less in Oakville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.5% less in Oakville
Clothing
pay 6.9% less in Oakville

The cost of groceries and housing in Oakville are more expensive than in Perth. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Oakville.

Oakville vs. Perth Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oakville instead of Perth, you would:

pay 3.4% less for restaurants

 
Perth
Oakville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.35
A$23.43
$17.99
CA$25.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.87
A$14.13
$10.79
CA$15.14
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
A$3.69
$2.10
CA$2.95

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pay 11.2% more for groceries

 
Perth
Oakville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.47
A$3.54
$2.64
CA$3.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
A$5.79
$6.67
CA$9.36
Milk (1 gallon) $5.81
A$8.32
$8.69
CA$12.19

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

 
Perth
Oakville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
A$6.11
$4.03
CA$5.65
Monthly public transit pass $71.96
A$103.09
$100.72
CA$141.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,060.36
A$41,633.76
$24,444.83
CA$34,289.99

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pay 6.8% more for housing

 
Perth
Oakville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.73
A$79.84
$52.16
CA$73.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,565.56
A$2,242.92
$1,798.58
CA$2,522.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,219.97
A$1,747.80
$1,606.73
CA$2,253.84

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

 
Perth
Oakville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,878.57
A$2,691.36
$1,025.40
CA$1,438.38
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,410.56
A$19,212.84
$17,985.78
CA$25,229.55

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Perth
Oakville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.85
A$11.25
$6.12
CA$8.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.68
A$5.28
$3.94
CA$5.52
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$32.71
A$46.86
$12.95
CA$18.17

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

 
Perth
Oakville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.48
A$95.24
$58.23
CA$81.68
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.48
A$68.02
$39.01
CA$54.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.70
A$148.57
$95.80
CA$134.39

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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