Beijing vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$3582
🏠 One person rent	$596	$729
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1362
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	563K

The cost of living in Beijing is 27% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5141st and 3857th ($1067 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 506th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 763rd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dresden

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	Beijing	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$12328

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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