Rome vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$1127
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Rome is 162% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1942nd and 6778th ($2020 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 292nd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Suzhou

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Rome Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610