Lima vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$443
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lima is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5553rd ($986 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4404th and 3798th 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
$4.48
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645