Porto Alegre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Porto Alegre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$353
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
74
70
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
1.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 6% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6605th and 6778th ($816 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 31st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5818th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Porto Alegre vs Suzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Porto Alegre vs Suzhou

Prices for goods and services in Porto Alegre and Suzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Porto Alegre Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$15339

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610