Dresden vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dresden	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1531	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3749	$2808
🏠 One person rent	$706	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3314	$2052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	98
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	566K	732K

The cost of living in Dresden is 37% more expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 3968th and 4992nd ($1531 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 9th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Namyangju. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Namyangju ranked 16th in South Korea, while ranked 117th and 1928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Namyangju

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	Dresden	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.91	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$716	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1275	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$840	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5211	$11276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3268	$6000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.75	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.19	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$390	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16803	$15955

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$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

Cities near Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1117
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1162
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$937
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1425
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1292
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1008
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1092
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$988
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1112
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1063
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1167
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1049
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1068
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1102
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1134
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1044
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$867
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1053
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1057
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1050
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1563
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1046
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1121
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$984
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$892
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1003
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$986
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$986
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1019