Guangzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$354
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 0% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6835th and 6833rd ($782 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 31st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ranked 7th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 3150th 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
$2.86
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623