Dresden vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$729
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
563K
9.07M

The cost of living in Dresden is 185% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3857th and 8584th ($1462 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 203rd and 3326th 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
$12
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$25284

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511