Singapore City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Singapore City	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3105	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7072	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$2101	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$3780	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$284	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4276	$1351
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	65
😀 Quality of life	97	74
🏙️ Population	5.87M	12.7M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 289% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 165th and 6776th ($3105 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Suzhou

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	Singapore City	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.7	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2576	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4755	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23858	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7397	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.3	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.28	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1438	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27027	$20341

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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