Houston vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Houston is 118% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1234th and 5170th ($2221 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 86th and 3722nd 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
$15.4
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$5.34
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645