Dresden vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$729
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
563K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dresden is 120% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3857th and 7155th ($1462 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 142nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 203rd and 6224th 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
$12
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$22902

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014