Paris vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$1044
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	2.15M	12.7M

The cost of living in Paris is 131% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 998th and 5553rd ($2357 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1 months in Suzhou. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 22nd and 3798th 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	$19.2	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$26560

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645