Cali vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$273
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 29% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5170th ($720 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6111th and 3722nd 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
$4.67
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$22097

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$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645