Leipzig vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Leipzig Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3962
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$856
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1466
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3010
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
620K
12.7M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 119% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3162nd and 6778th ($1690 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 31st 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 Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 113th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Leipzig vs Suzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Leipzig vs Suzhou

Prices for goods and services in Leipzig and Suzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Leipzig Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4459
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2997
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10887
$15339

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610