Suzhou vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Suzhou	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3486	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$326	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	33
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	12.7M	543K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5553rd and 2005th ($1020 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1656th 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 months in Suzhou compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 3798th and 528th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.25	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.7	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3492	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.95	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.6	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.24	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2003	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26560	$15724

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Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618