Dresden vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$684
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2620
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
91
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
566K
1.23M

The cost of living in Dresden is 37% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 3862nd and 5342nd ($1402 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 49th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 217th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Suwon

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Dresden Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$7.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$21003

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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
$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
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1022
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1042
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1283
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1127
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1400
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1089
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1165
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1163
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1334
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1161
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1122
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1092
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1026
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1129
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1171
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1099
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$955
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1033
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1026
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$974
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1040
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1055
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1036
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1074
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$936
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1565
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$900
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$865
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1019
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1038
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1038