Belgrade vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$717
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
1.2M
566K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 14% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4408th and 3768th ($1335 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 2116th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1141
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

Cities near Dresden

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