San Diego vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
86
65
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
12.7M

The cost of living in San Diego is 348% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 50th and 6833rd ($3507 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 137th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Suzhou

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San Diego Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623