Nuremberg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$877	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	59	70
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	526K	12.7M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 93% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2788th and 6198th ($1672 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 18th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 107th and 3351st 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	$15.8	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$17431

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613