Suzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$359
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$4454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
75
😀 Quality of life
68
85
🏙️ Population
12.7M
459K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5170th and 1538th ($1020 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1363rd 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 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 3722nd and 280th 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
$4.21
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$18553

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685