Dresden vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$729
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
563K
8.44M

The cost of living in Dresden is 126% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 3857th and 7305th ($1462 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 203rd and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13338

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$1330
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$1107
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47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
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$978
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$1377
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$1362
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$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
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$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
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$1051
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$1261
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$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
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$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
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$511
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$523
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$606
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$592
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$571
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$577
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$549
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$583
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$595
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$560
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$614
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$579
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$572
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$593
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$660
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$513
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$1251
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$1151
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$1174
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$725
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$623
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$580
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$601
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$781
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$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
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$1168
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$778
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$621
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$607
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$774
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$599
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