Recife vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2037
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$375
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 3% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6735th and 6833rd ($805 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 31st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5331st and 3150th 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
$4.41
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1647
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$944
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.23
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13958
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$595
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$589
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$452
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$622
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$601
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$579
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$578
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$677
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$687
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$726
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$628
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$600
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$648
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$608
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$676
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$628
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$589
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$577
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$651
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$609
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$640
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$674
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$684
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$611
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$635
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$687
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$666
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$645
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$812
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$608
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$488
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$760
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$677
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$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