Changchun vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$239
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
9.07M
566K

The cost of living in Changchun is 62% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8063rd and 3968th ($588 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 536th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Changchun ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6295th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Dresden

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Changchun Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1727
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.48
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.29
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8562
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566

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