Stockholm vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1991
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4487
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
985K
12.7M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 95% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1883rd and 5553rd ($1991 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stockholm compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 17th and 3798th 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
$13
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.41
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1349
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2441
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10247
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5552
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7335
$26560

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1638
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1637
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1602
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1604
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1460
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1274
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1338
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1164
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1285
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1463
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1275
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1347
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1209
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1363
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1510
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1593
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1259
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1544
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1415
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1591
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1546
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1417
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1443
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1331
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1151
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1407
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$923
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1571
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1525
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1267
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1468
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1325
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1328

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645