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Suzhou vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Suzhou is 39.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% more in Suzhou
Groceries: pay 42.6% more in Suzhou
Transportation: pay 59.9% more in Suzhou
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Suzhou
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Suzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.8% more in Suzhou
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Suzhou

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

Suzhou vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Suzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.12	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH262.94	$4.91 CN¥33.92	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.48	$1.07 CN¥7.43	+59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.24	$0.61 CN¥4.20	+31.1%
Average			+5.4%

Kiev vs. Suzhou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Suzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.19	$2.46 CN¥17.02	+214.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.02	$10.45 CN¥72.22	+113.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.54	$8.64 CN¥59.74	+81.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.02	$1.90 CN¥13.11	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.45	$1.67 CN¥11.54	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.15	$0.90 CN¥6.23	+62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.60	$0.64 CN¥4.40	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.24	$0.71 CN¥4.92	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.17	$0.61 CN¥4.22	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.30	$0.31 CN¥2.11	-18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.53 CN¥3.65	+108.6%
Average			+42.6%

Kiev vs. Suzhou - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Suzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH231.87	$4.43 CN¥30.64	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.00	$42.06 CN¥290.71	+311.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$21,029.61 CN¥145K	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH262.94	$4.56 CN¥31.49	-24.3%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Kiev	Suzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.58	$12.31 CN¥85.11	+74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,544.05	$399.56 CN¥2,761.72	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,507.18	$179.45 CN¥1,240.35	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,537.57	$80.90 CN¥559.18	-0.1%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Suzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,302.35	$782.77 CN¥5,410.38	+109.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$15,304.88 CN¥106K	+95.0%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Suzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.33	$2.80 CN¥19.38	+158.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.49	$3.66 CN¥25.30	+123.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.21	$4.21 CN¥29.07	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,684.83	$57.95 CN¥400.53	+50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.35	$7.01 CN¥48.45	+45.6%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Suzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,997.53	$49.98 CN¥345.46	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,563.88	$37.83 CN¥261.44	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,238.61	$72.44 CN¥500.66	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,785.53	$84.12 CN¥581.41	-23.2%
Average			-17.5%

Kiev vs. Suzhou - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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