Suzhou vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suzhou	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2209	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1127	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	17
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	12.7M	216K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 59% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6778th and 2432nd ($771 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Suzhou compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3523rd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Wellington

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	Suzhou	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$291	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.4	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5716	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2955	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.46	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$778	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15339	$12047

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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	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811