Suzhou vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$359
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
84
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
12.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5170th and 5356th ($1020 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3722nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Taichung

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Suzhou Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$13893

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721