Suzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Suzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1099
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$3310
🏠 One person rent
$489
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$867
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.6M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4472nd and 4000th ($1099 vs $1260) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Suzhou compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Suzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3578th and 169th 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
$5.7
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$4.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8558
$14801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4586
$7593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.2
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1765
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24231
$15081

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049