Dresden vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$4094
🏠 One person rent
$684
$948
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1630
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
566K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 3862nd and 2475th ($1402 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 84th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 217th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Edmonton

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Dresden Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$7826

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009