Stockholm vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2524
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5606
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1416
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2368
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$253
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3839
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
985K
12.7M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 223% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 849th and 6833rd ($2524 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 23rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Suzhou

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Stockholm Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1704
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2705
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12627
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.37
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.86
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.39
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.1
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.8
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17693
$17664

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516

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