Suzhou vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$312
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
84
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
12.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 3% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6198th and 6071st ($868 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3351st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$18658

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$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671