Dresden vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$706
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
566K
2.72M

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 3968th and 5666th ($1531 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 3rd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kaohsiung

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Dresden Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$11481

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610