Madrid vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.51M
12.7M

The cost of living in Madrid is 167% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1805th and 6833rd ($2089 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 190th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Suzhou

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Madrid Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$17664

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Suzhou

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