Dusseldorf vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1776
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4484
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$979
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3151
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
619K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 74% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2414th and 5170th ($1776 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 11th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Dusseldorf ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 41st and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Suzhou

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Dusseldorf Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7136
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6071
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1420
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1458
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1562
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1320
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1454
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1556
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1370
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1387
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1395
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1511
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1402
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1476
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1778
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1426
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1384
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1124
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1397
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1276
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1505
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1267
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1405
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1389
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1752

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