Berlin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$1351
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	94	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 197% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1150th and 6776th ($2371 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 45th and 2020th 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	$16.2	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$20341

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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