Perth vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2217
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	94	36
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.98M

The cost of living in Perth is 211% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 791st and 6659th ($2562 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 11th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Zhanjiang

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	Perth	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$5.1
🥤 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	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$797
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$802
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$711
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$617
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$714
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$858
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$828
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$620
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$873
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$574
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$548
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$782
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$592
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1734
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$627
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$579
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$678
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$601
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$778
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$801
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$564
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$694
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$995
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2396
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$583
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$766
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$528
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$593