Singapore City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Singapore City Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3416
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7461
$3244
🏠 One person rent
$2417
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$4187
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$283
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5141
$795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
5.87M
12.7M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 218% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 17th and 4827th ($3416 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.7 months in Suzhou. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7th and 3681st 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
$8.36
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3172
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2046
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5715
$1497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3547
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12241
$8706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11290
$4590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.27
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$29.3
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.3
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.72
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$1726
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26970
$20145

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$618
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$524
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$619
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$622
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$585
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$538
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$541
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$491
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$500
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$486
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$540
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$749
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$647
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$680
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$631
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$579
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$529
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$600
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$439
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$921
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$532
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$429
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$466
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$509
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$951
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$492
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$460
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$365
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$421
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$464
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$445
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$520
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$583
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$482
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$608
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$815
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$781
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$813
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$770
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$695
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$722
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$722
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$743
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$756
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1183
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$752
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$743
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$707
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1064
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$712
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$687
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$797
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$717
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$718
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$849
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$654
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$635
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$704
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$762
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$634
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$590
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$664
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$659
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$712
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$635
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$716
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$755
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$844
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$762
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$707
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$655
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$668
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$785
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$654