Dresden vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$706
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
49
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
566K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dresden is 142% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3968th and 7679th ($1531 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 137th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 117th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Quanzhou

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Dresden Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$9536

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943