Dresden vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$637
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$798
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
566K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 131% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4158th and 7755th ($1448 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 181st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 96th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Foshan

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Dresden Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$22953

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679