Perth vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	2.14M	17.7M

The cost of living in Perth is 126% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1654th and 5950th ($2075 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Shenzhen

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	Perth	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$22267

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609