Dresden vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$729
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
74
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
563K
1.87M

The cost of living in Dresden is 74% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3857th and 6292nd ($1462 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 9th 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 Tainan. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 499th 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
$12
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719