Rome vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$1351
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Rome is 147% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2104th and 6776th ($1972 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 134th and 2020th 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
$15.9
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

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