Dresden vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$684
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
566K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 19% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4534th ($1402 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$19749

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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
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$1092
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$979
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$1419

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
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$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581