Seongnam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$793
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1091
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1812
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
919K
12.7M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 82% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4141st and 6776th ($1455 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Seongnam compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Seongnam ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2195th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Suzhou

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Seongnam Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13631
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5921
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.05
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14346
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1313
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1022
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1053
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$943
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$985
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1090
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1108
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1019
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1052
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1045
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1040
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1032
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1016
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$982
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1010
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$977
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1128
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$819
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$952
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1557
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$852
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$865
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$917
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$993
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$971
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1009

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