Brasilia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$296	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	28	70
😀 Quality of life	56	68
🏙️ Population	2.82M	12.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 12% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6598th and 6198th ($765 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 18th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5716th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Suzhou

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	Brasilia	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$17431

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613