1. outskirts
Tom lives in a three-bedroom house on the outskirts of Boston.
My house is on the outskirts of town.
on the outskirts of London
They have an apartment on the outskirts of Geneva.
I can't afford a place in the centre of London, but a house on the outskirts will be much cheaper.
The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi.
I would travel to the outskirts of the city to eat my favourite ice cream.
I live on the outskirts of Birmingham.
on the outskirts
They live on the very outskirts of the town, almost in the country.
Would you.(or do you) prefer to live in the inner city or on the outskirts?
these half-finished estates, especially on the outskirts of towns, stand desolate and with little hope of eventually being completed and inhabited
If you build a wide road out to the outskirts of town, people will move there.
He was sent to jail on the outskirts of NY
Alberton is located in Johannesburg’s eastern outskirts.
2. suburbs
Living in the suburbs is cheaper and safer.
He has bought a lot in the suburbs with a view to building a house.
Students from the suburbs come to school by bus.
I think it's time for me to move to the suburbs.
The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs.
Many new properties are being built in the suburbs.
in the suburbs
They are usually situated in the suburbs, far away from the city centre.
Streets are often twisted and narrow in the suburbs.
Those ladies and gentlemen who live in the suburbs of Yokohama, if it is convenient to you, please come.
Crows like Tokyo because it is warmer in the city than in the suburbs, and it's bright at night.
It being a fine day, I took a walk in the suburbs.
I don’t live in the city centre – I live in the suburbs.
We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.
My grandparents moved from the centre of the city to the suburbs as soon as they could afford to.