Suzhou vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suzhou	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2291	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$276	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$983	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	8
😀 Quality of life	72	48
🏙️ Population	12.7M	24.7K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6833rd and 3471st ($782 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3150th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Victoria

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	Suzhou	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6055	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.36	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17664	$8971

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Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419