Nagoya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$512
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$1146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 39% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4476th and 6198th ($1202 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 69th and 3351st 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
$6.13
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613