Dresden vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$696
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
555K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3786th and 5356th ($1406 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 3rd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 343rd 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
$11.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$13893

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721