Bangalore vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1260
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$221
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$311
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
12.3M
566K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 66% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8500th and 3768th ($524 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 462nd in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 5281st and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.26
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.48
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$355
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$341
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563