Suzhou vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$290
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
12.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 17% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6776th and 7400th ($798 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suzhou compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 10th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 2020th vs 2024th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tianjin

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Suzhou Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5286
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.64
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1049
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20341
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546