Nuremberg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$873	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	526K	12.7M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 127% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2945th and 6833rd ($1777 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 31st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 150th and 3150th 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	$18.4	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$17664

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623