Dresden vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$637
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
566K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dresden is 16% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4158th and 4646th ($1448 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 96th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Taipei

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Dresden Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612