Bangalore vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1563
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$239
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
65
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
12.3M
555K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 58% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7797th and 3786th ($585 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 426th in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 2674th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3402
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1685
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3732
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$399
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$359
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$367
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$321
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$328
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$269
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$415
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$319
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$383
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$327
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$337
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$356
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$350
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$358
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$417
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$369
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$339
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$326
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$325
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$337
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$391
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$358
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$434
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$341
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$357
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$424
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$337
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$350
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$343
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$379
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$302
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$350
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$309
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$358
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$391
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$326
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$361
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$348
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$375

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303