Manchester vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
548K
12.7M

The cost of living in Manchester is 202% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1156th and 6833rd ($2365 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 78th and 3150th 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
$19.7
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Suzhou

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
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623