Recife vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1997
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$361
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$603
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$626
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
1.66M
12.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 25% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6515th and 5170th ($763 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 11th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6854th and 3722nd 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
$4.92
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$347
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19214
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$659
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$636
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$466
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$614
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$601
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$670
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$504
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$539
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$615
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$612
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$651
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$598
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$634
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$609
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$593
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$634
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$567
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$606
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$576
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$596
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$600
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$611
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$619
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$598
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$619
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$666
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$635
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$814
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$436
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$444
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$745
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$618
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$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