Suzhou vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suzhou	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2291	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$276	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$983	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	12.7M	543K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 59% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6833rd and 2278th ($782 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1724th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 3150th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tucson

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	Suzhou	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6055	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.36	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17664	$15659

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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	$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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190