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Suzhou vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Suzhou is 3.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Suzhou
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Suzhou
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Suzhou
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Suzhou
Childcare: pay 61.2% more in Suzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Suzhou
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Suzhou

The cost of childcare and transportation in Suzhou are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Suzhou.

Suzhou vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suzhou instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$4.91 CN¥33.92	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$1.07 CN¥7.43	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$0.61 CN¥4.20	-53.4%
Average			-49.2%

Mexico City vs. Suzhou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$2.46 CN¥17.02	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$10.45 CN¥72.22	+107.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$8.64 CN¥59.74	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$1.90 CN¥13.11	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$1.67 CN¥11.54	-56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$0.90 CN¥6.23	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.64 CN¥4.40	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$0.71 CN¥4.92	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$0.61 CN¥4.22	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.31 CN¥2.11	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.53 CN¥3.65	-46.9%
Average			-16.3%

Mexico City vs. Suzhou - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$4.43 CN¥30.64	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$42.06 CN¥290.71	+115.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$21,029.61 CN¥145K	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$4.56 CN¥31.49	+3.0%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$12.31 CN¥85.11	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$399.56 CN¥2,761.72	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$179.45 CN¥1,240.35	-73.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$80.90 CN¥559.18	+116.5%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$782.77 CN¥5,410.38	+81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$15,304.88 CN¥106K	+40.4%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$2.80 CN¥19.38	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$3.66 CN¥25.30	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$57.95 CN¥400.53	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$7.01 CN¥48.45	+7.6%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Suzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$49.98 CN¥345.46	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$37.83 CN¥261.44	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$72.44 CN¥500.66	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$84.12 CN¥581.41	-24.2%
Average			-23.8%

Mexico City vs. Suzhou - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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