Dortmund vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$750
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
595K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 109% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3504th and 6833rd ($1637 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 31st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Suzhou

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Dortmund Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623