Sao Paulo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$481	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	63	67
🏙️ Population	11.5M	12.7M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 0.8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5616th and 5553rd ($1012 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Sao Paulo compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 3798th 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	$6.82	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$26560

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645