Guangzhou vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$4845
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1925
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$531
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3655
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
75
98
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.14M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6548th and 1654th ($774 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1055th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Perth

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Guangzhou Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$8.05
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$11252

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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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
$1668
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