Dresden vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$755
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
566K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dresden is 54% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3768th and 5518th ($1555 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 4th 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 263rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650