Beijing vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$596
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5141st and 5553rd ($1067 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ranked 5th vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 763rd vs 3798th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Suzhou

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Beijing Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.04
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

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