Brasilia vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2242
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$339
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
65
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
2.82M
563K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 45% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6414th and 3857th ($806 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 506th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 5782nd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.25
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.88%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11560
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$694
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$545
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$633
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$656
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$628
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$603
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$631
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$625
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$606
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$609
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$634
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$638
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$586
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$653
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$635
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$558
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$563
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$587
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$603
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$647
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$602
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$573
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$588
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$592
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$547
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$597
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$649
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$656
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$563
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$597
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$553
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$614
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$581
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$590
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$814
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$726
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$580
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387