Perth vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2164
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	94	36
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.98M

The cost of living in Perth is 204% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 978th and 6740th ($2448 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 10th and 6593rd 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	$15.6	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$19015

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$789
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$790
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$694
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$664
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$738
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$896
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$605
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$699
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$832
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$844
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$816
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$608
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$848
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$534
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$774
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$580
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1718
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$585
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$674
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$587
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$782
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$769
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$795
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$571
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$666
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2415
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$587
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$587
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$760
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$533
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$584