Dresden vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$729
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
563K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dresden is 68% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3857th and 6227th ($1462 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 6th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691