Dresden vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$696
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
555K
2.29M

The cost of living in Dresden is 63% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3786th and 6163rd ($1406 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$13937

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716