Izmir vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$420
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
4.32M
12.7M

The cost of living in Izmir is 19% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6300th and 5170th ($825 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 3526th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Suzhou

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Izmir Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.38
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.76%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1520
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8689
$22097

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$647
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$629
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$647
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$576
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1186
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$606
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$541
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$937
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$618
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$544
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$665
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$844
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$774
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$510
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1974
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$576
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$785
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$570
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$576
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1061
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$772
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$829
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1738
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$640
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$642
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$519
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$414
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1467
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1475
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1287
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1235
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1172
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334

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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