Santiago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$495
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
6.26M
12.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 44% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4939th and 6778th ($1108 vs $771) 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 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 672nd and 3523rd 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
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610