Leipzig vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$688
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
616K
12.7M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 42% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3925th and 5553rd ($1449 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 9th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 80th and 3798th 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
$12.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$26560

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

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