Cost of Living in Suzhou

The report is accurate but there is even cheap rent in suzhou, near yinzhong lu station there is flat room from 300 yuan share bathroom, 1000 yuan cost the rent of an apartment with one bedroom and washroom.

@Craig:
hi Craig,are you alrady in Suzhou? most of the time i live in Suzhou, you can send message to me anytime you need help in Suzhou, BTY, what's your company name? and where is it in Suzhou?

Just a note on cost of living in China. I have been in China for over 3 years and you can live very inexpensively or the opposite. If you expect the same standards as you would in North America- expect the later.

In America, you need a home, car, vacations and all the latest gadgets- with all the related expensive, but as an expat, you likely just rent and use the transportation system- which is amazing. You can live a normal regular life and you will find your money is likely far higher than it would be in America. I happen to earn a lot of money in Chinese standards and I have, at times lived on both ends of the spectrum- I have found that living more local is easier and obviously far less expensive and who knows- one day I may be able to afford that purchase of an apartment or car- but not likely the other things I was so accustomed to- but who knows?

You could easily get by on $1,000 a month, which is about 6,000 rmb in China. It depends on how extravagant you live. If you go out drinking a lot, want expensive foreign food, entertainment, take taxis everywhere and buy a lot of clothing, you may want more. For housing costs, I'm not sure what you're interested in so you'd have to recalculate based on what style of house you want to live in. Many foreigners just live in studios and are comfortable. But if you want something bigger, you'd have to pay. Ask your friend for cost of living information. If you had $2,000 you'd be in really good shape in China.