Rome vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$929
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Rome is 72% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2722nd and 5553rd ($1750 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 294th and 3798th 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
$15.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

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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