Houston vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Houston is 183% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1367th and 6776th ($2261 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 14th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Suzhou

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Houston Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$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
$71.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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