Edmonton vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$950
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 70% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2554th and 5170th ($1732 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 11th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 77th and 3722nd 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
$14
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$22097

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645