Suzhou vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$290
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.36M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 19% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6776th and 5651st ($798 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Suzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2020th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Taoyuan

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Suzhou Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5286
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.64
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1049
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20341
$19490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473