Bangkok vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$465
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
5.68M
566K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 33% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5467th and 3968th ($1027 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 536th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 2647th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dresden

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Bangkok Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$16803

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553