Suzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3486
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$326
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
67
50
🏙️ Population
12.7M
115K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 164% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5553rd and 9013th ($1020 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Suzhou compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3798th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$4.7
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3492
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.95
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2003
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26560
$691

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$749
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$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284