Montevideo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$553	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	48	70
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	1.32M	12.7M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 55% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4065th and 6198th ($1346 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Uruguay and China, respectively. Check Uruguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1043rd and 3351st 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	$14.4	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$17431

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613