Frankfurt vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
776K
12.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 185% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1425th and 6833rd ($2230 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 34th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Suzhou

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Frankfurt Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$17664

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623