Hangzhou vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	11.9M	2.14M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 61% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6419th and 1654th ($805 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1916th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Perth

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	Hangzhou	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$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	$282	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$11252

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

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