Male vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$810
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
133K
12.7M

The cost of living in Male is 65% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4490th and 6776th ($1321 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5278th and 2020th 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
$6.01
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$20341

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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
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$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635