Porto Alegre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$360
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
12.7M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 8% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6575th and 6833rd ($845 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5292nd and 3150th 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
$6.68
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$17664

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$611
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$717
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$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
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$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623