Belgrade vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$607
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
1.38M
555K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 17% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4511th and 3786th ($1172 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 2979th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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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