Quito vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$864
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$339
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.76M
12.7M

The cost of living in Quito is 8% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6476th and 6776th ($864 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Quito compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5902nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Suzhou

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Quito Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.04%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1700
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8877
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635