Dresden vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1604
🏠 One person rent
$637
$906
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
23
😀 Quality of life
92
30
🏙️ Population
566K
951K

The cost of living in Dresden is 14% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4158th and 4589th ($1448 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 96th and 8792nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$3981

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$1410
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$1417
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$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
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$1551

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$1050
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$984
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$1231
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$983
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1219
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1005
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
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$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495