Lima vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$466
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lima is 30% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5300th and 6776th ($1034 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3484th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Suzhou

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Lima Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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