Perth vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	98	79
🏙️ Population	2.14M	24.9M

The cost of living in Perth is 106% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1024th and 4780th ($2345 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shanghai

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	Perth	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$31401

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774