Suzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$312
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
68
34
🏙️ Population
12.7M
115K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 105% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6198th and 8915th ($868 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3351st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$666

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$700
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$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300