Doha vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$2906
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.19M
555K

The cost of living in Doha is 33% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2137th and 3786th ($1872 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 501st and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Dresden

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