Fort Worth vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	81	65
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	919K	12.7M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 184% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1451st and 6833rd ($2219 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 163rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Suzhou

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	Fort Worth	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$17664

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

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