Perth vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.56M

The cost of living in Perth is 288% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1191st and 7790th ($2338 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 12th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shaoyang

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	Perth	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599