Rome vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$983
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Rome is 166% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1819th and 6833rd ($2082 vs $782) 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 179th and 3150th 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
$16.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$17664

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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