Suzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$290
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.43M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6776th and 4646th ($798 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Suzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2020th and 178th 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
$4.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5286
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.64
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1049
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20341
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612