Dortmund vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$762
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
595K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 112% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3401st and 6778th ($1632 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 31st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 84th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610