Suzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$312
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 0.9% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6198th and 6171st ($868 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3351st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$18619

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$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443