Suzhou vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3486
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$326
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.79M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5553rd and 656th ($1020 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Suzhou compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3798th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Toronto

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Suzhou Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$4.7
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3492
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.95
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2003
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26560
$18156

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085