Berlin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 134% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6198th ($2027 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 21st and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Suzhou

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	Berlin	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$17431

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613