Perth vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	2.14M	8.78M

The cost of living in Perth is 286% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 978th and 7679th ($2448 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 137th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 10th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Quanzhou

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	Perth	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$9536

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943