Suzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$359
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
74
😀 Quality of life
68
82
🏙️ Population
12.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 12% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5170th and 5887th ($1020 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th 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 Tainan. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3722nd and 364th 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
$4.21
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741