Quito vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2227
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$387
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
1.76M
12.7M

The cost of living in Quito is 12% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6126th and 5553rd ($902 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 1 months in Suzhou. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5262nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$780
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7183
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
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$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$528
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$574
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$504
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$545
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$618
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$488
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$544
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$760
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$722
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$808
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$910
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$770
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$761
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$813
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$462
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$594
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$398
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$617
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$454
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$733
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$718
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$652
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$520
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$495
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$477
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$504
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$498
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$564
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$517
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$509
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$541
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$619
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$562
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$501
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$641
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$483

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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