Chongqing vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$229
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$3219
😷 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 56% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7730th and 4158th ($631 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 Chongqing compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 1966th and 96th 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
$2.93
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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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