Bangkok vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$425
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5738th and 5553rd ($994 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 1355th and 3798th 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
$4.03
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$26560

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645