Perth vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	18
😀 Quality of life	96	47
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.49M

The cost of living in Perth is 268% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 978th and 7479th ($2448 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 91st 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 Shangrao. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 10th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shangrao

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	Perth	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633