Dresden vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$696
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
555K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 145% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3786th and 7900th ($1406 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 401st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 190th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$23979

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638