Suzhou vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suzhou	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2209	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1127	$4360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	68
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	12.7M	385K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 71% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6778th and 658th ($771 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 582nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Suzhou compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 3523rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tampa

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	Suzhou	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$291	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.4	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5716	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2955	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.46	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$778	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15339	$14367

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294