Suzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$359
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
68
36
🏙️ Population
12.7M
79.2K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 126% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5170th and 8761st ($1020 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 3722nd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$701

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$771
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$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
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$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288