Lima vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$453
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
70
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lima is 35% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5274th and 6778th ($1040 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3631st and 3523rd 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
$4.56
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$15339

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$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610