Canberra vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	84	68
🏙️ Population	381K	12.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 133% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1768th and 6198th ($2023 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 18th 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 Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 388th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Suzhou

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	Canberra	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$17431

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613