Sao Paulo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$538
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
11.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 41% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4918th and 6776th ($1126 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1670th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Suzhou

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Sao Paulo Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$20341

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

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