Jerusalem vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	77	70
😀 Quality of life	84	67
🏙️ Population	936K	12.7M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 100% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1770th and 5553rd ($2037 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 358th and 3798th 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	$20.4	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$26560

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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