Suzhou vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suzhou	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2291	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$276	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$983	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	12.7M	1.26M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 39% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4609th ($782 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3150th and 5628th 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	$4.31	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6055	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.36	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17664	$6389

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986