Paris vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.7M

The cost of living in Paris is 217% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 916th and 6833rd ($2480 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 14th and 3150th 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
$17
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623