Cali vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$330
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
47
65
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 6% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6549th and 6776th ($850 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 29th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 2020th 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
$5.09
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$20341

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$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635