Jerusalem vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	77	65
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	936K	12.7M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 217% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 911th and 6833rd ($2483 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 410th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Suzhou

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	Jerusalem	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$17664

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623