Arlington vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
394K
12.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 77% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2320th and 5170th ($1807 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 11th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 1022nd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Suzhou

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Arlington Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$22097

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645