Santiago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2945
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$532
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
6.26M
12.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 52% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4795th and 6833rd ($1191 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Chile and China, respectively. Check Chile vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 688th and 3150th 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
$11.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1028
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3070
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.15
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10578
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623