Nagoya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3636
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$544
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2123
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 17% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4446th and 5170th ($1196 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 73rd and 3722nd 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
$6.02
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1878
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645