Kaohsiung vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$370
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
85
71
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 30% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5567th and 6778th ($1002 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 461st and 3523rd 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
$3.91
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610