Dresden vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$729
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
563K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 143% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3857th and 7753rd ($1462 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 203rd and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$24357

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$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660