Shenzhen vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$552
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 25% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5618th and 6776th ($995 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 29th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Ranked 4th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 1163rd vs 2020th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Suzhou

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Shenzhen Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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