Nagoya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Nagoya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1332
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4867
$3244
🏠 One person rent
$594
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$240
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2333
$795
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 24% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3849th and 4827th ($1332 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 9th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nagoya compared to 0.7 months in Suzhou. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 45th and 3681st 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
$6.03
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$662
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2553
$1497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3375
$8706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$4590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.1
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$1726
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14472
$20145

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1128
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1129
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1133
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1111
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1122
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1056
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1065
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1105
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1145
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1069
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1098
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1085
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1119
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1106
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1126
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1030
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1090
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1040
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1029
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1048
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1247
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1101
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1141
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1052
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$996
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1093
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$986
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1099
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$984
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1073
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1211
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$999
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$815
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$781
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$813
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$770
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$695
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$722
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$722
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$743
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$756
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1183
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$752
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$743
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$707
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1064
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$712
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$687
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$797
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$717
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$718
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$849
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$654
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$635
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$704
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$762
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$634
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$590
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$664
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$659
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$712
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$635
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$716
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$755
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$844
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$762
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$707
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$655
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$668
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$785
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$654