Cost of living comparison

compared to

Perth vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Perth is 2.2 times more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants
pay 84.5% more in Perth
Groceries
pay 32.8% more in Perth
Transportation
pay 26.4% more in Perth
Housing
pay 3.8 times more in Perth
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Perth
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Perth
Clothing
pay 59.0% more in Perth

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Perth are more expensive than in San Fernando. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Perth.

Perth vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Perth instead of San Fernando, you would:

pay 84.5% more for restaurants

 
San Fernando
Perth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.32
TTD70.16
$20.19
A$29.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.11
TTD55.12
$10.67
A$15.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
TTD6.92
$2.87
A$4.13

Improve prices ·

pay 32.8% more for groceries

 
San Fernando
Perth
Bread
1 loaf
$2.28
TTD15.53
$3.14
A$4.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.32
TTD22.56
$4.64
A$6.68
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
TTD51.85
$6.56
A$9.44

Improve prices ·

pay 26.4% more for transportation

 
San Fernando
Perth
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32
TTD29.40
$5.20
A$7.47
Monthly public transit pass $44.22
TTD300.68
$97.47
A$140.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,853.34
TTD251K
$27,264.76
A$39,224.24

Improve prices ·

pay 3.8 times more for housing

 
San Fernando
Perth
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.45
TTD309.03
$63.36
A$91.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $515.95
TTD3,507.88
$1,952.70
A$2,809.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $393.10
TTD2,672.67
$1,634.39
A$2,351.30

Improve prices ·

pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
San Fernando
Perth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $399.05
TTD2,713.11
$2,297.67
A$3,305.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,825.75
TTD73,603.36
$23,129.10
A$33,274.49

Improve prices ·

pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
San Fernando
Perth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.53
$8.35
A$12.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
TTD25.28
$4.45
A$6.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.60
TTD38.09
$41.77
A$60.10

Improve prices ·

pay 59.0% more for clothing

 
San Fernando
Perth
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.67
TTD371.67
$77.69
A$111.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.85
TTD250.56
$65.03
A$93.55
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.45
TTD601.35
$122.65
A$176.46

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago vs. Australia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Trinidad and Tobago and Australia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Perth or San Fernando. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.