San Antonio vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	81	65
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.43M	12.7M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 159% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6776th ($2071 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 29th 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 months in San Antonio compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 156th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$20341

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635