Dresden vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$706
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
566K
2.35M

The cost of living in Dresden is 63% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3968th and 6085th ($1531 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 6th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 373rd 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
$13.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$17081

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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464