Dresden vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$706
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
566K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dresden is 60% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3968th and 5984th ($1531 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 5th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Taichung

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Dresden Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$17495

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665