Dortmund vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$675
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
595K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 86% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4048th and 6776th ($1482 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 29th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 625th and 2020th 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
$14.8
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635