Dresden vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$729
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
563K
2.73M

The cost of living in Dresden is 57% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 3857th and 6046th ($1462 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 4th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 389th 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
$12
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$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
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$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
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643