Suzhou vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suzhou	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2291	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$276	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$983	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	12.7M	693K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 47% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4152nd ($782 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 64th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Suzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 3150th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Zaragoza

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	Suzhou	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6055	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.36	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17664	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671