Perth vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	98	71
🏙️ Population	2.14M	9.07M

The cost of living in Perth is 322% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1191st and 8245th ($2338 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 12th and 3667th 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	$14	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501