Kaohsiung vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$353
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
2.71M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5770th and 6776th ($971 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 281st and 2020th 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
$4.32
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635