Suzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2209
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$265
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1127
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
71
42
🏙️ Population
12.7M
115K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 84% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6778th and 8940th ($771 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Suzhou compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3523rd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$291
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5716
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2955
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$778
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$653

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$696
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$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289