# Cost of living in Perth

What it costs to live in Perth, Australia — $2,737/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $2,737 |
| Couple | $3,408 |
| Family (4) | $9,906 |
| Retirees | $3,408 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,821 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $538 |  |
| Transport | $100 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $278 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $1,482 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,821 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $2,171 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $3,034 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.66 |
| Eggs (12) | $5.72 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $11 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $18 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $88 |
| Cappuccino | $4.34 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $100 |
| Single ride | $2.51 |
| Taxi start | $4.37 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.29 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $4,189/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $4,120
- **Local currency:** AUD (1 USD ≈ 1.50 AUD)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gold Coast | $2,267 | $3,259 | /cost-of-living/gold-coast |
| Sydney | $2,506 | $3,597 | /cost-of-living/sydney |
| Dunedin | $991 | $1,682 | /cost-of-living/dunedin |
| Stockholm | $1,816 | $2,849 | /cost-of-living/stockholm |
| Lugano | $1,813 | $3,387 | /cost-of-living/lugano |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/perth

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/perth) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.