Perth vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	2.14M	7.82M

The cost of living in Perth is 291% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1191st and 7835th ($2338 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 12th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shangqiu

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	Perth	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$17107

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517