Perth vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	2.14M	24.9M

The cost of living in Perth is 117% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 978th and 4971st ($2448 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 10th and 1655th 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	$15.6	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765