Santiago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$538
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
6.26M
12.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 49% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4785th and 6776th ($1186 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 637th and 2020th 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
$11.3
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895

Cities near Suzhou

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