Hamburg City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$1044
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	84	70
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	1.89M	12.7M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 98% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1809th and 5553rd ($2022 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 42nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Suzhou

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	Hamburg City	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$26560

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

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