Changsha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$190
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$2953
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
10M
566K

The cost of living in Changsha is 59% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7932nd and 3862nd ($577 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 512th 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 21st best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 3100th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dresden

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Changsha Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$4.54
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419