Santiago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$486
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
6.26M
12.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4828th and 5170th ($1075 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Chile and China, respectively. Check Chile vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 685th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Suzhou

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Santiago Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

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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