Suzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suzhou	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2209	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1127	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	74
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	12.7M	459K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 68% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6778th and 1045th ($771 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 3523rd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Virginia Beach

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	Suzhou	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$291	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.4	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5716	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2955	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.46	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.28	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$778	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15339	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710