Dortmund vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$648
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
587K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 37% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3822nd and 5170th ($1401 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 11th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 764th and 3722nd 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
$13.7
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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