Chengdu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$251
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
20.9M
563K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 55% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7209th and 3857th ($660 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 506th 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 30th in Germany, while ranked 1933rd and 203rd 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
$2.91
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387