Dresden vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3382
🏠 One person rent
$706
$622
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
566K
9.67M

The cost of living in Dresden is 12% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 3968th and 4438th ($1531 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 2nd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Seoul. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 117th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Seoul

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Dresden Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.42
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$23840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$11978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$21825

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Distance City Cost of living
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
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1117
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1092
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1061
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$913
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1162
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1120
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1292
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1167
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$988
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$937
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1044
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1030
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1007
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1008
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1102
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1076
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1050
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1134
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1563
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1046
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$867
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$984
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1073
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1121
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$986
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$892
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1003
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1568
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$986