Austin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
962K
12.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 210% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 932nd and 6776th ($2475 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 29th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 192nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Suzhou

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Austin Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$20341

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$2141
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635