Dresden vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$706
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
566K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dresden is 68% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3968th and 6264th ($1531 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Tainan

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Dresden Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$5587

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697