Suzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$312
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.6M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 27% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6198th and 4534th ($868 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3351st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$19749

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581