Dresden vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$637
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
566K
2.36M

The cost of living in Dresden is 46% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4158th and 5651st ($1448 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 96th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Taoyuan

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Dresden Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$19490

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473