Manchester vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
548K
12.7M

The cost of living in Manchester is 194% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1193rd and 6776th ($2348 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 29th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 84th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Suzhou

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Manchester Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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