Dresden vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$684
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1858
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
566K
504K

The cost of living in Dresden is 42% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 3862nd and 5569th ($1402 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 67th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 217th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$13584

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1388
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1059
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$991
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$995
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1030
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$880
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1027
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$992
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$959
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1075
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1060
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$977
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1000
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$998
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$979
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$983
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1012
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1054
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$887
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$924
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1037
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1016
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$900
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1059
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$901
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$936
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$992
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$987
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$977
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$1002
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1019
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1074
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1062
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$854
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$903
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1019
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1038
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1059