Leipzig vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1712
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3986
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$864
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2920
$1144
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
620K
12.7M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 106% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3120th and 6528th ($1712 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 239th and 18th 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 Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in Suzhou. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 21st in China, while ranked 116th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Suzhou

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Leipzig Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.8
$4.15
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$316
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4575
$5917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3090
$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$76.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10605
$17052

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1624
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1587
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1517
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1414
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1422
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1421
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1389
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1410
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1417
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1418
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1420
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1487
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1428
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1123
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1427
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1287
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1376
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1423
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1434
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1458
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1263
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1356
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1427
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1150
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1408
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1351
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1439
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1425
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1467
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1431
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1345
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1438
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1443
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1493
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1439
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1515
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1418

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$706
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$642
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$680
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$683
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$593
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$646
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$669
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$640
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$691
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$549
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$602
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$616
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$625
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$650
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$624
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$635
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$655
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$823
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$599
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$638
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$738
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$646
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$527
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$620
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$597
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$646
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$667
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$676
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$750
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$620
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$611