Chengdu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.14M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7530th and 1191st ($635 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 3rd 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 Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 1800th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Perth

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	Chengdu	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$13377

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736