Suzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2209
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$265
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1127
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
71
84
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6778th and 5995th ($771 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3523rd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$291
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5716
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2955
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$778
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$14970

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$696
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451