Hong Kong vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
7.41M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 252% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 532nd and 6778th ($2718 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Ranked 1st vs 23rd best cities to live in China, and 548th vs 3523rd 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
$8.11
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610