Berlin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1127
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 188% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1418th and 6778th ($2222 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 35th and 3523rd 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	$16.6	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$15339

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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