Singapore City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3119
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7114
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$2114
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3790
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$283
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4401
$983
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
5.87M
12.7M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 299% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 154th and 6833rd ($3119 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5th and 3150th 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
$9.23
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.22
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2502
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1849
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4534
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3365
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.84%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23965
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7918
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.02
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.36
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$117
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31369
$17664

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35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
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98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
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$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623