Nuremberg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$874	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	526K	12.7M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 120% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2992nd and 6776th ($1753 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 29th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 131st and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Suzhou

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	Nuremberg	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$20341

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635