Perth vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	98	70
🏙️ Population	2.14M	12.3M

The cost of living in Perth is 216% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1654th and 7163rd ($2075 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6th and 2475th 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	$13.8	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586