Changsha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$214
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$3314
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
10M
566K

The cost of living in Changsha is 60% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7792nd and 3968th ($617 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 536th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 3307th and 117th 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
$2.89
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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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