Guangzhou vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.14M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6854th and 791st ($785 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 1149th and 11th 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
$2.93
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1831
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2239
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1986
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2018
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$493
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$387
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$780
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$566
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$416
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$358
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$386
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$450
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$428
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$437
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$499
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$500
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$436
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$402
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1913