Melbourne vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
100
74
🏙️ Population
5.35M
12.7M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 219% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 829th and 6776th ($2543 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1st and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Suzhou

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Melbourne Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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