Changsha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$222
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$3112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
10M
563K

The cost of living in Changsha is 60% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7989th and 3857th ($582 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 506th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 3254th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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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