Suzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2209
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$265
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1127
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.6M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6778th and 4455th ($771 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Suzhou compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3523rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Taipei

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Suzhou Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$291
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5716
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2955
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$778
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589