Shenzhen vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$484
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
17.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5744th and 5170th ($939 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Ranked 3rd vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 460th vs 3722nd 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
$3.46
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645