Recife vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$358
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 0.4% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6758th and 6776th ($802 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5007th and 2020th 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
$5.07
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.78%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1040
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.77
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.5
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11966
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$615
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$605
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$460
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$636
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$623
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$598
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$597
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$696
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$705
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$752
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$641
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$621
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$673
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$640
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$697
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$649
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$599
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$610
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$661
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$617
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$650
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$707
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$718
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$614
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$648
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$709
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$678
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$654
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$824
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$617
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$491
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$768
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$693
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635