Dresden vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
555K
7.41M

The cost of living in Dresden is 46% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 3786th and 503rd ($1406 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 190th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hong Kong

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Dresden Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$20363

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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
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$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611