Porto Alegre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$386
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
1.39M
12.7M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 11% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6346th and 6776th ($885 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5036th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Suzhou

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Porto Alegre Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$20341

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$696
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$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635