Beijing vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.14M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5387th and 1654th ($1016 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 989th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Perth

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	Beijing	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$11252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645