Changchun vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$253
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.4
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$971
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
9.07M
563K

The cost of living in Changchun is 59% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7772nd and 3857th ($601 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 506th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 6042nd and 203rd 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
$2.87
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4090
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.99
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14935
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537

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