Quito vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2169
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$339
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
2.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Quito is 17% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6208th and 5170th ($851 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Quito ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5206th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.9
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7844
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645