Seongnam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3373
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$705
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2635
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
919K
12.7M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 86% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4157th and 6778th ($1435 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1195th and 3523rd 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
$5.74
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12308
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.86
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$141
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063

Cities near Suzhou

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