Brasilia vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2266
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$296
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$501
$2953
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
65
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
2.82M
566K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 45% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6598th and 3862nd ($765 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 512th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 5716th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2296
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.12
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.7
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14627
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$653
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$508
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$615
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$665
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$606
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$596
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$610
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$606
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$595
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$630
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$599
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$630
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$558
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$601
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$581
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$529
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$559
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$561
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$604
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$595
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$578
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$548
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$571
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$557
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$522
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$564
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$529
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$608
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$603
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$536
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$573
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$531
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$582
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$568
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$580
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$671
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$625
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$558
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$590

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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