Montevideo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$554	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$1044
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	48	70
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	1.32M	12.7M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 30% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4267th and 5553rd ($1331 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Uruguay and China, respectively. Check Uruguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 940th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Suzhou

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	Montevideo	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$26560

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771

Cities near Suzhou

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