Incheon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Incheon Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3302
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$413
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2744
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
2.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Incheon is 5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5138th and 5553rd ($1067 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 29th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Suzhou

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Incheon Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.88
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.06
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8666
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6871
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.29
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.54
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.62
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.23
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27144
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$966
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$990
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1025
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1003
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$988
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$970
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1087
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1127
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1020
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1085
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$936
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$941
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1074
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1025
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1084
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1057
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1142
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1567
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$968
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1025
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$989
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$1077
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$1041
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$1027
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$1222
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$1036
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1562
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$839
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$1140
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$997
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$1098
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$1043
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1134

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