Nagoya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$481
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 43% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6776th ($1141 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 29th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 865th and 2020th 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
$5.85
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

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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