Dresden vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$684
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
566K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dresden is 60% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6171st ($1402 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 418th 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
$12.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
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
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443