George Town vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	20	70
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	41K	12.7M

The cost of living in George Town is 257% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 17th and 5553rd ($3644 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.6 months in George Town compared to 1 months in Suzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 703rd and 3798th 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	$29.8	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$26560

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645