Nagoya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1189
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2951
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$502
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2209
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 54% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4726th and 6778th ($1189 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 79th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Suzhou

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Nagoya Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2386
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10854
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$998
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$985
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$992
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$981
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$983
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$985
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$975
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$992
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$985
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$982
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$964
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$987
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$962
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$972
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$972
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$966
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$955
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$964
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$956
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$978
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$971
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$978
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$977
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$999
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$970
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$944
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$960
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$937
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$972
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$952
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610