Perth vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	65
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	2.14M	12.7M

The cost of living in Perth is 221% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 791st and 6776th ($2562 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 11th and 2020th 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	$16.4	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635