Suzhou vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$312
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$2647
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
12.7M
3.76M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 35% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6198th and 4098th ($868 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 18th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 3351st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Yokohama

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Suzhou Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$13410

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$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
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$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109