Perth vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	2.14M	9.07M

The cost of living in Perth is 319% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 791st and 7878th ($2562 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 11th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shenyang

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	Perth	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532