Baltimore vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5088
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$2305
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4221
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
586K
12.7M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 118% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1330th and 5553rd ($2223 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 9th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 121st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Suzhou

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Baltimore Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2707
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1294
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17290
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2363
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2498
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2664
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2299
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2887
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2405
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2693
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2917
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2619
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2417
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2436
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2537
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2179
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2505
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2701
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2626
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3139
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2890
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2775
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2982
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2281
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2675
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2279
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2575
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2447
76 km or 47 mi York
$1948
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2777
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2807
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2238
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2091
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3236
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$1992
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2583
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2504
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2193
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2599
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1975
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$1955

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645