Dresden vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$3262
🏠 One person rent	$729	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$2275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	58
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	563K	1.49M

The cost of living in Dresden is 24% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 3857th and 4654th ($1462 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 4th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 203rd and 411th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Gwangju

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	Dresden	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$38
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$8083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$5291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$8.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$9.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$27402

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$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

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$1005
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1027
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$960
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$999
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$915
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$981
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$980
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1007
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1146
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1084
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$1008
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1066
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1134
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$975
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$931
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1043
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$995
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$893
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1083
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$992
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$997
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$977
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$901
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1222
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1027
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1157
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1122
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$973
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1025
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$992
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1165