Cost of living comparison
Perth is 27.7% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Perth instead of Washington, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$18.92
£14.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.27
£1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.70
£1.34
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$3.34
£2.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$4.77
£3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$3.63
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.14
£0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.83
£1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.26
£5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$82.25
£65.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$32,791.64
£25,915.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$15.16
£11.98
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$37.84
£29.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$630.61
£498.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$504.49
£398.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$250.98
£198.35
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$1,072.03
£847.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$18,918.25
£14,951.00
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.41
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$3.97
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$15.13
£11.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$39.10
£30.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$10.08
£7.97
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Washington
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$61.64
£48.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$37.05
£29.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$63.06
£49.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$64.64
£51.08
|
|
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