Dresden vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$729
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
563K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 43% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3857th and 5553rd ($1462 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 9th 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 Dresden compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 203rd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Suzhou

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Dresden Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645