Bangkok vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$424	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	70
😀 Quality of life	75	71
🏙️ Population	5.68M	12.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 24% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5912th and 6778th ($958 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1890th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Suzhou

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	Bangkok	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15339

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610