Doha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
566K

The cost of living in Doha is 19% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2509th and 3768th ($1849 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 608th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563