Perth vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2562
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1566
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4370
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
2.14M
24.9M

The cost of living in Perth is 123% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 791st and 4880th ($2562 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 11th and 1178th 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
$16.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1736
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2661
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6868
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5243
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.45
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.91
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2283
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$27610

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789