Suzhou vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suzhou	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2291	$4071
🏠 One person rent	$276	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$983	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	76
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	12.7M	841K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 56% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6833rd and 2874th ($782 vs $1797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 11th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.2 months in Valencia, Spain. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 3150th and 365th 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	$4.31	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$848
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6055	$4940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.36	$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17664	$10445

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1375
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1296
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1267
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1171
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1461
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1394
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1685
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1394
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1514
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1299
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1396
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1393
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1516
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1493
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1314
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1388
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1451
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1251
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2879
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1291
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1212
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1187
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1359
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1531
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1264
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1751
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656