Buenos Aires vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$536
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
65
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
12.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 54% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4761st and 6833rd ($1207 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1226th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Suzhou

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Buenos Aires Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623