Dresden vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$637
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
9.67M

The cost of living in Dresden is 12% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4158th and 4545th ($1448 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd 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 2.4 months in Seoul. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 96th and 16th 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
$14.5
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$19916

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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
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971