Suzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$359
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.6M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5170th and 4516th ($1020 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 Taipei. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3722nd and 209th 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
$4.21
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$19102

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589