Perth vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	2.14M	12.7M

The cost of living in Perth is 125% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1068th and 5170th ($2292 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 10th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Suzhou

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	Perth	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$22097

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645