Perth vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	2.14M	12.3M

The cost of living in Perth is 266% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1191st and 7501st ($2338 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 12th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Wuhan

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	Perth	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571