Guangzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$322
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
97
70
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6838th and 6778th ($758 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 31st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Ranked 6th vs 23rd best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 3523rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Suzhou

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Guangzhou Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15339

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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