Perth vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	2.14M	9.03M

The cost of living in Perth is 258% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1654th and 7893rd ($2075 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 6th and 7224th 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	$13.8	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$14854

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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	$1668
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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484