Philadelphia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.6M	12.7M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 235% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 744th and 6778th ($2584 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 95th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Suzhou

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	Philadelphia	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$15339

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610