Perth vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	21
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.56M

The cost of living in Perth is 324% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 791st and 7943rd ($2562 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 11th and 7142nd 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	$16.4	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$13867

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619