Male vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$805
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
133K
12.7M

The cost of living in Male is 68% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6833rd ($1311 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5347th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Suzhou

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Male Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$17664

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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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
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$665
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$671
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$765
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$677
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$632
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$584
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$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623