Dresden vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$729
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
563K
504K

The cost of living in Dresden is 46% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 3857th and 5692nd ($1462 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 51st 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 203rd and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Pohang

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Dresden Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$22028

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1341
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$941
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1099
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1114
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$992
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$871
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$973
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$977
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$901
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1083
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1122
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$995
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$981
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1002
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$992
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$1008
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$999
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1146
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$893
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$994
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1111
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1098
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$991
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$981
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$997
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$975
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$1005
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$999
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1043
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1140
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$991
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$915
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$980
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1084
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1098
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1027