Guangzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$342
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6854th and 6776th ($785 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 29th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Ranked 3rd vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 2020th 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
$2.93
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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