Suzhou vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3486
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$326
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
67
99
🏙️ Population
12.7M
14.3M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5553rd and 3085th ($1020 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Suzhou compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3798th and 3rd 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
$4.31
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.7
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3492
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.95
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2003
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26560
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033