Changsha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$211
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$3219
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7795th and 4158th ($622 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 592nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 2894th and 96th 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
$2.93
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551