Suzhou vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Suzhou	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$798	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2386	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$290	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	74	64
🏙️ Population	12.7M	1.26M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 41% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6776th and 4430th ($798 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suzhou compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Suzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 2020th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Zapopan

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	Suzhou	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$314	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5286	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2709	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.64	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.45	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1049	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20341	$6434

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994