Suzhou vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Suzhou Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3244
$4144
🏠 One person rent
$461
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1547
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$289
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$795
$2687
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
68
100
🏙️ Population
12.7M
14M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 33% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4827th and 2691st ($1073 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Suzhou compared to 1.7 months in Tokyo. Suzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3681st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tokyo

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Suzhou Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.52
$3.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$933
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1497
$2117
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
1.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8706
$8010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4590
$4489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$61.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.81
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1726
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20145
$15685

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$815
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$781
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$813
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$770
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$695
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$722
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$722
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$743
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$756
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1183
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$752
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$743
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$707
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1064
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$712
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$687
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$797
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$717
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$718
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$849
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$654
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$635
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$704
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$762
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$634
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$590
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$664
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$659
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$712
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$635
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$716
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$755
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$844
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$762
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$707
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$655
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$668
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$785
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1102
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1101
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1120
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1055
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1099
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1065
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1011
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1109
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1087
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1039
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$996
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1044
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1094
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1081
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1028
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1023
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1008
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1019
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1023