Rio de Janeiro vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$502	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	67	72
🏙️ Population	6.21M	12.7M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 30% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5559th and 6833rd ($1013 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4845th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Suzhou

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	Rio de Janeiro	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$17664

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

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