Miami vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Miami	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3068	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7133	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$2069	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$3842	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4346	$949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	85	70
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	442K	12.7M

The cost of living in Miami is 201% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 101st and 5170th ($3068 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 114th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Suzhou

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	Miami	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2508	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1739	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4833	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6306	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3813	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.47	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1151	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28464	$22097

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783

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