Philadelphia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.6M	12.7M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 199% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 664th and 6198th ($2597 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 18th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 138th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Suzhou

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	Philadelphia	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$17431

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613