Suzhou vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Suzhou	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$3255
🏠 One person rent	$359	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$739	$1269
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$949	$2194
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	75
😀 Quality of life	68	84
🏙️ Population	12.7M	792K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 29% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5170th and 3662nd ($1020 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 1.5 months in Valencia, Spain. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 3722nd and 317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Valencia, Spain

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	Suzhou	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.5	$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.17	$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1276	$1535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.8	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	2.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5502	$2396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4232	$1469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.67	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.81	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.7	$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1756	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22097	$9302

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Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1262
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1270
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1147
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1128
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1077
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1241
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1274
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1287
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1478
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1227
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1297
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1210
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1205
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1177
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1331
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1234
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1158
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1191
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$983
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1139
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2629
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1057
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1219
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$907
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1149
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1148
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1023
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1368
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426