Frankfurt vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
70
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
773K
12.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 106% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1589th and 5553rd ($2102 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 36th and 3798th 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
$17.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$26560

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Suzhou

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