Suzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2291
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$276
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$983
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
12.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 14% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6833rd and 6264th ($782 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 3150th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tainan

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Suzhou Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6055
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.36
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17664
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697