Cost of Living in

Western Australia

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $2246 $5198
Without rent $972 $2619
Rent & Utilities $1427.95 $1914.37
Food $526 $1535
Transport $303.16 $587.88
Monthly salary after tax $3723.93
Quality of life 32.97
Life expectancy 77.12
English speaking % 94.45%
Population 1.1M

The cost of living in Western Australia is $2246, which is 1 times more expensive than the average in Western Australia. Western Australia ranked th most expensive in Western Australia.

The average salary after taxes in Western Australia is $3723.93, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months.

Western Australia
We calculate prices for Western Australia State as a population-weighted mean of 40 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $2246 /
Without rent $972 /
Rent & Utilities $1427.95 /
Food $526 /
Transport $303.16 /
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 1563.26$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 1107.29$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 2779.85$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1913.24$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 118.66$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 198.04$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 56.07$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 6.02$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 8819$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 6905$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 17.07$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 77.15$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 9.47$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 8.67$
Cappuccino 3.47$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 2.65$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 3.17$
Monthly ticket local transport 118.07$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 21.16$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 1.55$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.69$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 2.2$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.24$
Eggs, x12 3.72$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 10.46$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 8.28$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 15.54$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.6$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.96$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.57$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.67$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.46$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.51$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 1.24$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.32$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 13.83$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 4.53$
Cigarette pack 29.18$
Cold medicince, 1 week 7.45$
Hair Shampoo 5.19$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.75$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 3.22$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 56.34$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 13.93$
Doctor's visit 64.57$
Haircut, simple 22.5$
Brand Jeans 74.92$
Brand Sneakers 90.17$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 1911.83$
International Primary School, 1 year 15515$
Cost of living in other countries
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Cost of living in Cities by population

Wyndham

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $2246

Halls Creek

Population 975.4K
Cost of living $2229

Kununurra

Population 915.9K
Cost of living $2730

Central Coast

Population 64.1K
Cost of living $1865

Ivanhoe

Population 46.3K
Cost of living $1933

Karratha

Population 38.6K
Cost of living $1844

Kwinana

Population 37.9K
Cost of living $1967

Laverton

Population 37.2K
Cost of living $1726

Kalgoorlie (Western Australia)

Population 37.1K
Cost of living $1998

Esperance

Population 36.6K
Cost of living $1636

Norseman

Population 36.4K
Cost of living $1470

Manjimup

Population 36.3K
Cost of living $1654

Katanning

Population 36.0K
Cost of living $1610

Perth (Western Australia)

Population 36.0K
Cost of living $1502

Pannawonica

Population 35.6K
Cost of living $1679

Yanchep

Population 35.4K
Cost of living $1376

Busselton

Population 35.3K
Cost of living $1973

Wagin

Population 35.3K
Cost of living $1819

Kalbarri

Population 34.7K
Cost of living $1925

Southern Cross

Population 34.6K
Cost of living $1436

Merredin

Population 33.7K
Cost of living $1578

Narrogin

Population 32.2K
Cost of living $1682

Mount Magnet

Population 31.6K
Cost of living $1883

Carnarvon

Population 31.4K
Cost of living $1812

Australind

Population 31.4K
Cost of living $2040

Gingin

Population 31.1K
Cost of living $1467

Northam

Population 30.9K
Cost of living $1749

Tom Price

Population 30.5K
Cost of living $1472

Mandurah

Population 30.5K
Cost of living $1797

Meekatharra

Population 30.4K
Cost of living $1522

Newman (Western Australia)

Population 30.2K
Cost of living $2031

Broome

Population 29.4K
Cost of living $1760

Roebourne

Population 29.2K
Cost of living $1417

Geraldton (Western Australia)

Population 29.1K
Cost of living $1499

Three Springs

Population 28.3K
Cost of living $1893

Port Hedland

Population 28.2K
Cost of living $1793

Ravensthorpe

Population 27.9K
Cost of living $1912

Leonora

Population 27.6K
Cost of living $1458

Exmouth

Population 27.2K
Cost of living $1894

Bunbury (Western Australia)

Population 26.8K
Cost of living $1865

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Monaco
$7654
2Sydney
$2923
3Lindon
$2861
4Northern Territory
$2673
5Melbourne (Australia)
$2651
6Perth
$2533
7South Australia
$2493
8Brisbane
$2453
9Tasmania (Australia)
$2437
10Parramatta
$2249
11Western Australia
$2246
12Bunbury
$2225
13Feldkirch
$2217
14Adelaide (Australia)
$2212
15Queensland
$2198
16Southport (Australia)
$2187
17Berri
$2119
18Canberra
$2110
19Berwick (Australia)
$2104
20Launceston
$2104
21Ayr
$2084
22Geelong
$2082
23Coffs Harbour
$2045
24Peterborough
$2043
25Tarneit
$2040
26Ararat (Australia)
$2025
27Hobart (Australia)
$2014
28Innsbruck
$2008
29Sunshine Coast
$1991
30Sunbury (Australia)
$1966
31Graz
$1948
32Ipswich (Australia)
$1942
33Port Macquarie
$1927
34Rutherford (Australia)
$1919
35Pakenham
$1915
36Shepparton
$1895
37Klosterneuburg
$1885
38Geraldton
$1882
39Gold Coast
$1871
40Leonding
$1852
41Ormeau
$1842
42Bundaberg
$1820
43Darwin
$1781
44Gisborne (Australia)
$1781
45Clare
$1773
46Kingston (Australia)
$1760
47Lara (Australia)
$1751
48Bregenz
$1744
49Toowoomba
$1728
50Richmond (Australia)
$1725
51Dornbirn
$1717
52Leopold
$1710
53Modling
$1709
54Melton
$1687
55Hallein
$1681
56Linz
$1674
57Frankston
$1673
58Bathurst
$1670
59Hervey Bay
$1670
60Newcastle (Australia)
$1657
61Krems an der Donau
$1649
62Dubbo
$1647
63New South Wales
$1636
64Rockhampton
$1632
65Morawa
$1620
66Mildura
$1614
67Kapfenberg
$1597
68Australian Capital Territory
$1589
69Ganserndorf
$1588
70Blacktown
$1584
71Amstetten
$1582
72Albany
$1567
73Gladstone
$1554
74Hoppers Crossing
$1543
75Lower Austria
$1543
76Kalgoorlie
$1538
77Burgenland
$1527
78Cairns
$1516
79Dandenong
$1500
80Scottsdale
$1496
81Baden bei Wien
$1492
82Lustenau
$1490
83Klagenfurt
$1483
84Armavir
$1451
85Caloundra
$1445
86Yerevan
$1436
87Scone
$1428
88Vayots Dzor
$1420
89Wollongong
$1413
90Ballarat
$1411
91Carinthia (Austria)
$1408
92Orange (Australia)
$1381
93Wagga Wagga
$1362
94Korneuburg
$1359
95Kotayk
$1351
96Leoben
$1324
97Panama
$1234
98Ashtarak
$1232
99Bendigo
$1225
100Tashir
$1179
101Baden (Austria)
$1150
102Masis
$1116
103Shirak
$1093
104Townsville
$1089
105Kapan
$926
106Vanadzor
$913
107Goris
$887
108Guatemala
$876
109Bono East
$841
110Spitak
$824
111Gegharkunik
$799
112Gyumri
$726
113Djibouti
$666
114Tavush
$647
115Gemena
$644
116Syunik
$628
117Lori
$583
118Ontario (Australia)
$481
119Victoria (Australia)
$412

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