Male vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$835
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
133K
12.7M

The cost of living in Male is 26% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4218th and 5170th ($1284 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4858th and 3722nd 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
$5.5
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$22097

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$284
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$304
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$507
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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
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$399
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$417
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$339

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Distance City Cost of living
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$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
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$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$677
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$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
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$652
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$690
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$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645