Dresden vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$706
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
566K
11.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 78% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3968th and 6527th ($1531 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 117th and 3360th 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
$13.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$29918

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765