Dresden vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$696
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
555K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 89% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3786th and 6607th ($1406 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 190th and 955th 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
$11.6
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620