Dresden vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$637
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
74
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
566K
9.07M

The cost of living in Dresden is 137% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4158th and 7878th ($1448 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 96th and 6059th 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
$14.5
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$22712

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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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532