Porto Alegre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$365
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.7M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 18% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6252nd and 5170th ($838 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5813th and 3722nd 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
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$22097

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$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
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$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$771
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$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645