Baltimore vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	586K	12.7M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 164% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6198th ($2287 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 18th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 131st and 3351st 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	$16.3	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$17431

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613