Kaohsiung vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$382
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
2.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 28% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5666th and 6833rd ($999 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 364th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Suzhou

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Kaohsiung Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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