Dresden vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$706
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
566K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 36% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3968th and 4971st ($1531 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 117th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Shanghai

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Dresden Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765