Dresden vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$696
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
88
84
🏙️ Population
555K
2.73M

The cost of living in Dresden is 51% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 3786th and 5786th ($1406 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 320th 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
$11.6
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$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
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655