Dresden vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$729
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
563K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 188% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3857th and 8633rd ($1462 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 203rd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Shijiazhuang

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Dresden Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734