Dresden vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$755
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
566K
9.67M

The cost of living in Dresden is 12% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 3768th and 4296th ($1555 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 263rd and 90th 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
$13.8
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$3.46
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$9.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$21347

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1134
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1097
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1078
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$918
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1178
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1138
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1435
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1307
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1175
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$948
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1098
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1080
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1196
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1066
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1088
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1023
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1120
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1098
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1076
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1171
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1568
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1078
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$874
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1059
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1110
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1153
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1068
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$920
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1037
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1565
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1020