Suzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Suzhou | Tainan | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Suzhou is 7% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6198th and 6380th ($868 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3351st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Suzhou | Tainan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Kunshan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changshu | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Wuxi | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Taicang | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yixing | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Nantong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Shanghai | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Changzhou | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haimen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pudong | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Liyang | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Taixing | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Qidong | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Rugao | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Guangde | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Danyang | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hai'an | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Taizhou | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Jurong | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Ningguo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Yizheng | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dongtai | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Ningbo | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Nanjing | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Xinghua | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Wuhu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Tianchang |
Cities near Tainan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Kaohsiung | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Chiayi | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Douliu | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Taitung | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Nantou | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Changhua | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Taichung | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Miaoli | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Zhubei | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Kinmen | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Yilan | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | New Taipei | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Taipei | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Xiamen | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Keelung | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Putian | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Shantou | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Jieyang | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Longyan | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Puning | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Ningde | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Meizhou | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sanming | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Nanping | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Shanwei | |
| 535 km or 333 mi | Rui'an | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Heyuan | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 590 km or 367 mi | Huizhou | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Lishui |