Bangkok vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$434	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	65
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	566K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5606th and 4158th ($996 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 592nd 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 17th in Germany, while ranked 2044th and 96th 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	$3.36	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$15933

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551