Lima vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$489
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lima is 37% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5141st and 6833rd ($1075 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4052nd and 3150th 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
$4.88
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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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