Guangzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$333
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
97
70
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5553rd ($763 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 9th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ranked 6th vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 3798th 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
$3.58
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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