Chicago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 257% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 358th and 6776th ($2851 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 18th and 2020th 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
$19.6
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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