Cologne vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
1.08M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cologne is 81% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2308th and 5553rd ($1851 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 9th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 16th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Suzhou

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Cologne Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$26560

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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