Bangkok vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$434
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5606th and 6776th ($996 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2044th and 2020th 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
$3.36
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$20341

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635