Belgrade vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2759
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$622
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$1090
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$980
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
1.2M
566K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 17% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4605th and 3862nd ($1160 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 512th in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 2157th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2617
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.97
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.41
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7674
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1012
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$776
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$807
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$759
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$816
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$716
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$636
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$768
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$766
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$958
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$623
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$603
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$662
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$692
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$796
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$711
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$605
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$804
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$559
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$463
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1070
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$627
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$747
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$718
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$848
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1070
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$636
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$781
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$595
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1030
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$803
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$666
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$693
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$855
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$750

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419