Canberra vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	65
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	381K	12.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 184% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1443rd and 6833rd ($2223 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 31st 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 13th best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 479th and 3150th 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	$15.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$17664

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623