Chicago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 261% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 375th and 6833rd ($2822 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 22nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Suzhou

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Chicago Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$17664

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623