Paris vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.7M

The cost of living in Paris is 119% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1216th and 5170th ($2231 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Suzhou

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Paris Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

Cities near Suzhou

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