Chengdu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$252	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	75	71
🏙️ Population	20.9M	12.7M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 18% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7530th and 6778th ($635 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 31st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Ranked 5th vs 23rd best cities to live in China, and 1800th vs 3523rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Suzhou

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	Chengdu	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$15339

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610