Chengdu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$242
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$2906
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
20.9M
555K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 54% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7269th and 3786th ($643 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 426th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 1633rd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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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