Cologne vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$947
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cologne is 101% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2551st and 6198th ($1744 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 18th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 12th and 3351st 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
$13.1
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$17431

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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