George Town vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	20	70
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	41K	12.7M

The cost of living in George Town is 369% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 30th and 6778th ($3615 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 729th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Suzhou

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	George Town	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$15339

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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