Sao Paulo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$496	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	69	71
🏙️ Population	11.5M	12.7M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 36% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6778th ($1052 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4142nd and 3523rd 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	$7.6	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$15339

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

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