Suzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3486
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$326
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
67
70
🏙️ Population
12.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 47% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5553rd and 6979th ($1020 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 100th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Suzhou compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 27th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 3798th vs 2526th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Wuhan

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Suzhou Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.7
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3492
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.95
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2003
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26560
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611