George Town vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	25	65
😀 Quality of life	80	74
🏙️ Population	47K	12.7M

The cost of living in George Town is 375% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 15th and 6776th ($3795 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 717th and 2020th 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	$30	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$20341

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635