Dresden vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$637
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
566K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 84% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4158th and 6854th ($1448 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 96th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Guangzhou

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Dresden Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$19408

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711