Dongguan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$259
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
566K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 57% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7469th and 3968th ($666 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 536th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 3662nd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Dresden

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Dongguan Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$16803

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
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$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