Belgrade vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$741
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
1.2M
566K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 10% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4396th and 3968th ($1378 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 2503rd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Dresden

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Belgrade Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553