Stockholm vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5120
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2134
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$619
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
985K
12.7M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 198% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1273rd and 6778th ($2297 vs $771) 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 1.6 months in Stockholm compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 33rd and 3523rd 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
$15.1
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.9
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1476
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2670
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11690
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.84
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.03
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15313
$15339

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1968
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1742
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1940
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1779
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1661
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1681
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1650
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1592
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1446
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1494
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1325
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1390
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1325
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1530
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1312
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1289
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1801
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1516
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1460
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1524
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1551
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1545
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1521
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1586
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1542
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1353
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1192
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1528
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$968
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1589
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1566
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1397
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1598
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1363
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1482

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610