Porto Alegre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$333
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 22% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6457th and 5553rd ($794 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5818th and 3798th 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
$5.66
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$26560

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$584
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$535
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$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373

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$749
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$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645