Edmonton vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	64	65
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	12.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 140% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2524th and 6833rd ($1878 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 31st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 193rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Suzhou

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	Edmonton	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$17664

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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