Berlin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$949
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.68M	12.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 97% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 5170th ($2013 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 19th and 3722nd 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	$12.4	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$22097

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645