Dresden vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$729	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	22
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	563K	951K

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 3857th and 4564th ($1462 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Germany vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 203rd and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Freetown

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	Dresden	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$2835

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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

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498