Calgary vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$3112
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
65
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
563K

The cost of living in Calgary is 47% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3857th ($2149 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 506th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dresden

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Calgary Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Dresden

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