Perth vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1688
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$194
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	2.14M	9.03M

The cost of living in Perth is 320% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 791st and 7898th ($2562 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 11th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Zhoukou

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	Perth	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$18568

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$519
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$567
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$487
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$599
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$504
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$521
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$514
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$516
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$612
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$457
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$613
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$520
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$588
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$520
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$522
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$555
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$529
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$811
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$484
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$595
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$491
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$575
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$524
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$605
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$502
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$513
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$513
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$540
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$533
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$589
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$562
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$531