Seattle vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Seattle | Suzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Seattle is 299% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 126th and 6776th ($3183 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 147th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Seattle vs Suzhou
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| Seattle | Suzhou | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Seattle
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi |  Mercer Island | |
| 11 km or 6.5 mi | Bellevue | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Kirkland | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Tukwila | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Burien | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Bainbridge Island | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Shoreline | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Renton | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Redmond | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Kenmore | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | SeaTac | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bothell | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Sammamish | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Edmonds | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Issaquah | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Des Moines | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Lynnwood | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Bremerton | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Kent | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Mill Creek | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Federal Way | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Maple Valley | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Mukilteo | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Auburn | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Everett | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Tacoma | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | University Place | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Puyallup | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Lake Stevens | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Lakewood | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Marysville | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Spanaway | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Lacey | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Olympia | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Sequim | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Oak Harbor | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Port Angeles | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Centralia | |
| 119 km or 74 mi |  Victoria |
Cities near Suzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Kunshan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changshu | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Wuxi | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Taicang | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yixing | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Nantong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Shanghai | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Changzhou | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haimen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pudong | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Liyang | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Taixing | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Qidong | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Rugao | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Guangde | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Danyang | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hai'an | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Taizhou | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Jurong | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Ningguo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Yizheng | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dongtai | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Ningbo | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Nanjing | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Xinghua | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Wuhu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Tianchang |