Suzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$359
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.29M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5170th and 6163rd ($1020 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3722nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$13937

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$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716