Dresden vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$684
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
566K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dresden is 57% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6071st ($1402 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 521st 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
$12.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$18658

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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671