Cali vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$318
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
47
65
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 6% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6645th and 6833rd ($829 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 31st in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5917th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Suzhou

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Cali Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$17664

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$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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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