Male vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$818
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
133K
12.7M

The cost of living in Male is 71% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4439th and 6778th ($1320 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5057th and 3523rd 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
$5.55
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$15339

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$382
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
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$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
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$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
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$355
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$340
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$327

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$696
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$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
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$673
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$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
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$631
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$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
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$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
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$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
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$639
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$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
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$630
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$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
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$634
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$740
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$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
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$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
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$659
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$713
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$753
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$663
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$617
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$576
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$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610