Dresden vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$637
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$771
😷 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 123% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4158th and 7630th ($1448 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 134th 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 17th best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 96th and 3354th 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
$14.5
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954