Memphis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
633K
12.7M

The cost of living in Memphis is 81% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2338th and 5553rd ($1842 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 9th 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 Memphis compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 247th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Suzhou

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Memphis Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645