Perth vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	2.14M	13.9M

The cost of living in Perth is 276% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 791st and 7400th ($2562 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 11th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tianjin

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	Perth	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546