Dresden vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$729
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
563K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 26% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3857th and 4715th ($1462 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st 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 Taipei. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605