Chongqing vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$205
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
32.1M
566K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 61% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7933rd and 3968th ($601 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 536th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 2353rd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dresden

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Chongqing Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$16803

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$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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