Recife vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Recife Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$746
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1937
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$330
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
1.49M
12.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6884th and 6778th ($746 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 Recife compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5911th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Recife vs Suzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Recife vs Suzhou

Prices for goods and services in Recife and Suzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Recife Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1420
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16281
$15339

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610