Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 5.7% cheaper than Dresden.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.15
|
$4.15
CN¥30.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
$5.54
CN¥40.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.79
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.91
|
$6.83
CN¥49.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.07
|
$7.46
CN¥54.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.24
€6.77
|
$1.44
CN¥10.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.96
CN¥6.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.79
CN¥5.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.87
CN¥6.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
€6.87
|
$4.35
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.35
€59.25
|
$34.62
CN¥251.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,529.19
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,845.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.13
€23.50
|
$4.68
CN¥33.99
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.25
€47.00
|
$13.59
CN¥98.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.06
€793.14
|
$969.73
CN¥7,041.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.92
€534.88
|
$561.86
CN¥4,079.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.34
€217.30
|
$42.17
CN¥306.21
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$281.58
€263.34
|
$836.50
CN¥6,074.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,694.50
€10,001.87
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,396.37
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$3.73
CN¥27.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.31
|
$3.46
CN¥25.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.29
€30.20
|
$62.16
CN¥451.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.13
|
$8.31
CN¥60.34
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Dresden
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.04
€80.46
|
$65.57
CN¥476.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.51
€38.83
|
$35.21
CN¥255.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.08
€87.99
|
$85.31
CN¥619.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.31
€122.81
|
$112.58
CN¥817.49
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Beijing or Dresden. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.