Suzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$998
🏠 One person rent
$290
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
12.7M
115K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 94% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6776th and 8941st ($798 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suzhou compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Suzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2020th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Thimphu

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Suzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5286
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.64
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1049
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20341
$600

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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274