Hangzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$438
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
84
65
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 13% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6257th and 6776th ($899 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 29th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Ranked 20th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 3005th vs 2020th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Suzhou

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Hangzhou Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$20341

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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