Brisbane vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
2.36M
555K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 68% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 930th and 3786th ($2356 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 426th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 18th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dresden

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Brisbane Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303