Dresden vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$696
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
555K
9.07M

The cost of living in Dresden is 189% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3786th and 8600th ($1406 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 538th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 190th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Shenyang

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Dresden Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$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
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529