Phoenix vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.61M
12.7M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 134% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 864th and 5170th ($2390 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 127th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Suzhou

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Phoenix Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$22097

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

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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