Dongguan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$265
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$3219
😷 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 52% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7308th and 4158th ($694 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 592nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 3241st and 96th 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
$2.21
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$15933

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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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