Changsha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$178
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$2906
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
10M
555K

The cost of living in Changsha is 62% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8258th and 3786th ($533 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 426th 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 Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 2707th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303