Suzhou vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Suzhou | Toronto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Suzhou is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5170th and 571st ($1020 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3722nd and 36th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Suzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Kunshan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changshu | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Wuxi | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Taicang | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yixing | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Nantong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Shanghai | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Changzhou | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haimen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pudong | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Liyang | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Taixing | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Qidong | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Rugao | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Guangde | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Danyang | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hai'an | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Taizhou | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Jurong | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Ningguo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Yizheng | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dongtai | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Ningbo | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Nanjing | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Xinghua | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Wuhu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Tianchang |
Cities near Toronto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 13 mi |  Vaughan | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mississauga | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Richmond Hill | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Markham | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Brampton | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Oakville | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Ajax | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Halton Hills | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Oshawa | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Burlington | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | New Tecumseth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | St. Catharines | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Hamilton | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Orangeville | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Niagara Falls | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Niagara Falls | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Guelph | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Welland | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Grand Island | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Lockport | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | North Tonawanda | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Cambridge | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Barrie | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Brantford | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Amherst | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Kitchener | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Waterloo | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Buffalo | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Cheektowaga | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Clarence | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | West Seneca | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Orillia | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Lancaster | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Peterborough | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Hamburg | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Orchard Park | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Stratford | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Greece | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Chili | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Gates |