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Suzhou vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Suzhou is 0.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% more in Suzhou
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Suzhou
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Suzhou
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Suzhou
Childcare: pay 21.6% more in Suzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% more in Suzhou
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Suzhou

The cost of restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Suzhou are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Suzhou.

Suzhou vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suzhou instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 33.2% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$4.21 CN¥29.07	+35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$4.91 CN¥33.92	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.07 CN¥7.43	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.61 CN¥4.20	+82.3%
Average			+33.2%

Bangkok vs. Suzhou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$2.46 CN¥17.02	+71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$10.45 CN¥72.22	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$8.64 CN¥59.74	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$1.90 CN¥13.11	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$1.67 CN¥11.54	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$0.90 CN¥6.23	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$0.64 CN¥4.40	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$0.71 CN¥4.92	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$0.61 CN¥4.22	-28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$0.31 CN¥2.11	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.53 CN¥3.65	-18.6%
Average			-7.5%

Bangkok vs. Suzhou - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.43 CN¥30.64	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$42.06 CN¥290.71	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$21,029.61 CN¥145K	-43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$4.56 CN¥31.49	-60.8%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$12.31 CN¥85.11	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$399.56 CN¥2,761.72	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$179.45 CN¥1,240.35	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$80.90 CN¥559.18	+17.8%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 21.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$782.77 CN¥5,410.38	+28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$15,304.88 CN¥106K	+14.7%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$2.80 CN¥19.38	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$3.66 CN¥25.30	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$57.95 CN¥400.53	+13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$7.01 CN¥48.45	-13.0%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Suzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$49.98 CN¥345.46	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$37.83 CN¥261.44	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$72.44 CN¥500.66	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$84.12 CN¥581.41	-8.0%
Average			-13.5%

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