Dresden vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$696
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
555K
9.67M

The cost of living in Dresden is 3% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 3786th and 3641st ($1406 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st 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 2.1 months in Seoul. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 190th and 23rd 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
$11.6
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$19966

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$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$1101
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$1144
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$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
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$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963