Suzhou vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$359
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
78
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
12.7M
662K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 60% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5170th and 587th ($1020 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3722nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Vancouver

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Suzhou Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$14942

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$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758