Suzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2291
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$276
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$983
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4661st ($782 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3150th and 266th 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
$4.31
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6055
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.36
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17664
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602