Baltimore vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	586K	12.7M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 201% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1219th and 6778th ($2323 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 31st 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 128th and 3523rd 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	$17.4	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$15339

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610