Santiago vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$540
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
6.26M
12.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 18% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4604th and 5553rd ($1200 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 705th and 3798th 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
$12.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534

Cities near Suzhou

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