Chengdu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$297
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1237
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
76
92
🏙️ Population
20.9M
566K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 52% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7360th and 4158th ($688 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 592nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 1238th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dresden

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Chengdu Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.82
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14789
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594

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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