Cost of living comparison
London is 67.8% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in London instead of Perth, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Perth
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.95
|
$25.22
£19.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
$10.09
£7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.79
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.34
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Perth
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.64
|
$4.74
£3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.77
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.87
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Perth
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.73
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£65.00
|
$252.24
£199.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,915.07
|
$34,406.00
£27,190.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.98
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Perth
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£29.90
|
$39.12
£30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£498.37
|
$2,697.16
£2,131.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£398.69
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£198.35
|
$284.51
£224.84
|
|
pay 75.1% more for childcare
Perth
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£847.22
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,951.00
|
$25,293.41
£19,989.25
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.49
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£3.14
|
$4.56
£3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.96
|
$18.92
£14.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£30.90
|
$58.95
£46.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.97
|
$18.92
£14.95
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
Perth
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.72
|
$103.07
£81.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.28
|
$49.65
£39.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£49.84
|
$112.31
£88.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£51.08
|
$123.32
£97.46
|
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