Hong Kong vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
7.41M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 156% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 503rd and 5170th ($2614 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Ranked 1st vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 168th vs 3722nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Suzhou

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Hong Kong Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645