Perth vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	98	39
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.56M

The cost of living in Perth is 283% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1024th and 7649th ($2345 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7th and 7013th 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	$15.3	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$10066

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610