Dresden vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$696
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
91
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
555K
11.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 69% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3786th and 6270th ($1406 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 190th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hangzhou

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Dresden Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$26569

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740