Dresden vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$684
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
566K
9.07M

The cost of living in Dresden is 160% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3862nd and 8334th ($1402 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 217th and 3343rd 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
$12.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$24404

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500