Bangkok vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$425
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
563K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 32% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5738th and 3857th ($994 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 1355th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$12328

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387