Recife vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1871
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$386
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 24% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6539th and 5553rd ($776 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 9th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6967th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Suzhou

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Recife Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.02
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.3
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18289
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$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