Paris vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
2.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Paris is 208% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 964th and 6776th ($2460 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 34th and 2020th 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
$17.9
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

Cities near Suzhou

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