Thank you for that very useful post surfndirt, but do you not think that its tad dogmatic to say that because of how you feel that everyone else must be convincing themselves Perth is great or isn't expensive? Because you put it there in black and white as you say, it must be true? I have family and friends who live there, I trust what they say along with my own experiences. There are of plently of people that hate the place, there are plenty of people that love it, so tbh I am not going to get into a debate about it, that is not the purpose of this thread. I have purely posted my experience and opinion as we found it, others may be different but that doesn't make them any less valid or true.
Oh but for the record I dont make things up, where we drink is £7.50 for a large 250ml glass off wine, as you can see from the menu the Sauv Blanc 175ml is £5.25. A standard pint is £4.60. They don't list the speciality beers that DH likes as they change regularly, but they are more expensive.. Normally £6 something. Yes there are cheaper drinks and cheaper places (as I said in previous posts....) but where/what we drink is that price. http://www.barestilo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BE-Birmingham-Drinks-Menu.jpg.
I am sorry you have not had much luck in Perth, maybe you should consider moving to Europe before you become/sound bitter?