Dresden vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$729
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
563K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 106% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3857th and 6862nd ($1462 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 81st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 203rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618